Rohit Sharma breaks Navjot Singh Sidhu's 25-year-old record

Visakhapatnam: Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on Saturday surpassed Navjot Singh Sidhu to hit the most number of sixes in a Test match for India.

He achieved the feat on day four of the ongoing first Test match between India and South Africa.

The right-handed batsman broke the 25-year-old record previously held by Sidhu. The former Indian cricketer had hit eight sixes in a match against Sri Lanka in Lucknow.

Earlier in the day, South Africa was folded for 431 runs as spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked seven wickets in the innings.