- Mar 4, 2024
Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest openers in the history of One Day Internationals. After getting to bat the innings for India from 2013, the career graph went up for Rohit and the batter from Mumbai never looked back. For more than 10 years now, Rohit has been the main opener for India in ODIs. In the period, the Indian captain has played 2 ODI World Cups. In 2015, he was good, especially in the must win game against Bangladesh in quarterfinals. In the 2019 World Cup, Sharma was at his beast form. For someone who was disappointed to not be part of the 2011 ODI World Cup, it was a perfect way to have self-redemption. With 2023 ODI World Cup round the corner, Sharma will be one of the important players for Team India.
Rohit Sharma debuted for India in 2007. Till 2013, Sharma played as a middle order batter for India. MS Dhoni, the Indian captain in 2013, promoted Sharma as the opener of the team. Since then, Sharma has been one of the best batters of the format, and arguably the best opener in the format.
SI. No | Stats | Description |
1 | Career sixes | 275 (Third most for a batter) |
2 | Most sixes in an innings | 16 (Second most for a batter) |
3 | Most fours in an innings | 33 (Most for a batter) |
4 | Most runs from boundaries in an innings | 186 (Most for a batter) |
5 | Longest individual innings by balls | 173 (Fifth most for a batter) |
6 | Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings | 65.34 (Fourth most for a batter) |
7 | Fastest to 7000 runs | 181 innings (Fifth fastest for a batter) |
8 | Fastest to 8000 runs | 200 innings (Fourth fastest for a batter) |
9 | Fastest to 9000 runs | 217 innings (Third fastest for a batter) |
10 | Most runs in an innings | 264 (Most for a batter) |
11 | Most runs in an innings by batting position | 264 (At number 1) |
12 | Most runs in an innings by a captain | 208* (Second most for a captain) |
13 | Most career hundreds | 30 (Third most for a batter) |
14 | Most hundreds in a series | 5 (Second most for a batter) |
15 | Most hundreds in a calendar year | 7 (Second most for a batter) |
16 | Most hundreds against an opponent | 8 (Fourth most for a batter) |
17 | Most career double hundreds | 3 (Most for a batter) |
18 | Highest average as an opener | 55.76 (Second most for a batter) |
19 | Highest average in Australia | 53.12 (Sixth best for a batter) |
20 | Highest average in England | 64.91 (Fourth best for a batter) |
21 | Highest score against Australia | 209 (Best for a batter) |
22 | Highest score against Sri Lanka | 264 (Best for a batter) |
23 | Most double hundreds against an opponent | 2 (The highest for a batter) |
24 | Highest score against West Indies | 162 (Joint fourth highest for a batter) |
25 | Most runs against Australia | 2251 (Third most for a batter) |
26 | Most runs as an opening pair | 5148 with Shikhar Dhawan (Fourth most for a pair) |
27 | Most hundred partnerships | 18 (Third best for a pair) |
28 | Hundreds in consecutive innings | 3 (Second best for a batter) |
Rohit Sharma has a great record in ODI World Cup. The batter from Mumbai has represented India in two World Cup, in 2015 and 2019 respectively. In the previous season in 2019, Sharma was sensational with the bat and created a lot of records. Here are some of them.
SI. No | Stats | Description |
1 | Batting Average | 65.20 (Fourth best for a batter) |
2 | Most runs in a single tournament | 648 (Third highest for a batter) |
3 | Highest score against Pakistan | 140 (Second highest for a batter) |
4 | Highest score against Pakistan | 122* (Fourth highest for a batter) |
5 | Most hundreds | 6 (Joint highest for a batter) |
6 | Most hundreds in a single tournament | 5 (Highest for a batter) |
7 | Player of the match awards | 5 (Joint Third most for a player) |
Sharma has a lot of records in international cricket. Although the Indian captain does not have many records in Test cricket, he has a lot of them in T20Is. Here are some of them.
SI. No | Stats | Description |
1 | Most matches in T20Is | 148 (Most for a player) |
2 | Most runs in T20Is | 3853 (Second most for a batter) |
3 | Most fifties in T20Is | 33 (Second most for a batter) |
4 | Most sixes in T20Is | 182 (Most for a batter) |
5 | Fastest to 3500 runs in T20Is | 126 (Third fastest for a batter) |
6 | Most catches in T20Is | 58 (Third most for a fielder) |
7 | Most hundreds in a calendar year | 10 (Fifth most for a batter) |
8 | Most sixes in international cricket | 529 (Second most for a batter) |
9 | Hundreds in consecutive matches from debut | 2 in Tests (Second most for a batter) |
10 | Highest partnership for the seventh wicket in Tests | 280 with Ravichandran Ashwin (Fourth highest for a pair) |
11 | Most fours in T20Is | 348 (Fourth most for a batter) |
12 | Most runs in an innings by a captain in T20Is | 118 (Sixth most for a captain) |
13 | Most runs in an innings from boundaries in T20Is | 108 (Sixth most for a batter) |
14 | Fastest to 3000 T20I runs | 108 (Fifth fastest by a batter) |
15 | Most Player of the Match awards in T20Is | 12 (Third most for a player) |
16 | Most wins as a captain in T20Is | 39 (Sixth highest for a captain) |
17 | Best win percentage for a captain in T20Is |
76.47% (Second most for a captain from a Test playing nation)
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18 | Most career hundreds in T20Is | 4 (Most for a batter) |
19 | Fastest hundred in T20Is | 35 Balls (Joint fastest for a batter) |
20 | Most 50+ scores in T20Is | 33 (Joint second most for a batter) |
21 | Best individual score against South Africa in T20Is | 106 (Fourth best for a batter) |
22 | Best individual score against Sri Lanka in T20Is | 118 (Second best for a batter) |
23 | Best individual score against West Indies in T20Is | 111* (Third best for a batter) |
24 | Most T20I runs as a captain | 1527 (Fifth highest for a batter) |
25 | Most T20I runs in the first innings of Match | 2388 (Most for a batter) |
26 | Most T20I runs as an opener | 3853 (Most for an opener) |
27 | Most partnership runs for an opening pair in T20Is | 1743 with Shikhar Dhawan (Second highest for a pair) |
28 | Top scoring for a team in T20Is | 34 (Second most for a batter) |
29 | Players top scoring in most matches in T20Is | 23 (Most for a batter) |
30 | Most matches as an opener in T20Is | 113 (Most for a batter) |
With so many records and accolades to his name, Rohit Sharma is undoubtedly one of the best cricketers to have played for India. As an ODI batter, Rohit is one of the best in the history of the format. The batter from India has a terrific longevity in limited overs cricket, especially in T20 Internationals. The great batter has won many matches for India across the formats. Being a gifted player, Rohit has made the best use of his abilities to succeed in the sport.