Team India captain Rohit Sharma on September 12 (Tuesday) notched yet another milestone in his glittering career and became the second fastest batter in history to reach 10,000 runs in ODIs. The 'Hitman' reached the remarkable feat with an elegant straight-batted six and sent the ball sailing to the sight screen.
Fastest batters to 10,000 ODI runs:
Virat Kohli (India): 205 innings
Rohit Sharma (India): 241 inningsĀ
Sachin Tendulkar (India): 259 inningsĀ
Sourav Ganguly (India): 263 inningsĀ
Ricky Ponting (Australia): 266 innings
Jacques Kallis (South Africa): 272 innings
MS Dhoni (India): 273 inningsĀ
Brian Lara (West Indies): 278 innings
Chris Gayle (West Indies): 282 inningsĀ
Rahul Dravid (India): 287 innings
For India, Rohit became the 6th batter to score 10,000 runs in 50-over international cricket and the 15th batter overall to reach the sensational mark.Ā
List of Indian batters with 10,000 ODI runs:
Sachin Tendulkar: 18,426 runs in 452 innings
Virat Kohli: 13,024 runs in 267 innings
Sourav Ganguly: 11,221 in 297 innings
Rahul Dravid: 10,768 in 314 innings
MS Dhoni: 10,599 in 294 innings
Rohit Sharma: 10,000* runs in 241 inningsĀ
Talking about the 'Hitman', the Indian skipper's career took a significant turn when he was promoted to open the innings for the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game. The stylish batter made the opening position his own and kept on piling runs at a stupendous clip.Ā
So far, Rohit has scored 30 centuries and 50 fifties in ODIs for India. It is also important to mention that the 'Hitman' has three double hundreds in 50-over international cricket. He also holds the record for scoring the highest individual score in ODIs. Rohit secured the records when he smacked 264 runs against the Islanders.Ā
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