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Rohit, who’s playing his 269th ODI for India on Thursday, becomes the 2nd fastest batter on this planet after Virat Kohli to attain 11,000 runs in ODIs.
Rohit Sharma becomes 2nd fastest batter on this planet to attain 11,000 runs in ODIs. (Picture Credit: AP)
Indian men’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma entered his name within the history books on Thursday, February 20, by becoming the second-fastest batter on this planet after Virat Kohli to attain 11,000 runs in ODIs. The 37-year-old right-handed batter crossed the 11000-run mark within the 261st inning of his 269th ODI match for Men in Blue, which is currently underway at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai against Bangladesh.
Kohli, who has 13,963 runs to his name in 297 ODIs played to date, crossed the 11,000 run mark in ODIs during his 222nd innings of the 230th match played against Pakistan in Manchester on June 16, 2019.
Fastest to 11,000 runs in ODIs
- Virat Kohli (India) – 222
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 261
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 276
- Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 286
- Sourav Ganguly (India) – 288
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 293
Rohit is the fourth Indian and overall tenth batter on this planet to attain 11,000 runs in ODIs.
Rohit, who has three centuries to his name in 4 matches played to date against Bangladesh in ICC ODI events, would love to convert his good start into a giant rating on Thursday as well and help India chase down the goal of 229 runs without much fuss.
If India manage to beat Bangladesh in Dubai, then Rohit will turn out to be the fourth Indian captain after Mohammad Azharuddin, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli to win 100 international matches. India has won 99 out of 137 matches played to date across formats under Rohit’s leadership.
Most wins as India captain
- MS Dhoni – 179
- Virat Kohli – 137
- Mohammad Azharuddin – 104
- Rohit Sharma – 99
- Sourav Ganguly – 97
Kohli, who will come out to bat at No. 3, will even have a probability to create history. The previous India captain will turn out to be the fastest batter on this planet to attain 14,000 runs in ODI cricket if he scores not less than 37 runs in Dubai on Thursday.
The previous India captain has 13,963 runs to his name in 297 ODI matches played to date. He’s 37 runs from breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of being the fastest to 14,000 runs in ODIs. Tendulkar, who finished his profession with 18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches, scored his 14,000 ODI run within the 350th inning of 378th ODI match played against Pakistan in Peshawar on February 6, 2006.
- Location :
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
