Why does Rohit Sharma not have the same number of sixes as Aaron Jones and Marcus Stoinis? The antagonist of the story has been the pitch. It was too slow for batsmen to gather enough speed to hit squarely behind. Less ramps, scoops, and upper cuts as a result.
The narrative says that Aaron Jones batted too slowly and didn’t match the mold of the modern white-ball hitter; therefore, the doors to Barbados cricket closed in his face.
After playing for the USA for five years, he leads the World Cup’s six-hitting charts with thirteen smashes over the ropes in three games. Like him, none of the other members of the top five six-hitter club are part of the elite six-hitting league; instead, they are all mavericks with wildly inconsistent form who are far from the T20 batting cream.
They are all connected by a single, universal gift that is frequently underappreciated: the capacity to generate muscle-bursting force into shots and clear the ropes.
On the languid, somnolent surfaces of America and the West Indies, muscle has triumphed over touch. Batsmen who rely primarily on timing rather than brute force—the majority of batsmen rely on both, albeit to differing degrees—have discovered that sixes, the game’s most valuable shot, are not happening as often as they once did.
Rohit Sharma, the programmable six-hitting machine of this era, has struck one in every 13.75 balls; Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson are yet to register a six-hit; Mitchell Marsh and Babar Azam have each only managed three strikes in 18.3 balls and 29 balls, respectively; Suryakumar Yadav has only managed two in 61 balls.
