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Rohit Sharma 5 records in international cricket: Many great players have come and gone in the history of Indian cricket, but Rohit Sharma is one name who changed the way we look at white ball cricket forever. There was a time when a score of 250 runs was considered safe in ODI cricket and scoring 150 runs individually was also a big achievement. But Rohit Sharma, popularly known as ‘Hitman’, has drawn such lines on the canvas of ODI and international cricket with his magical batting, crossing which will be a big challenge for the coming generations. Rohit has 5 great records in his name in international cricket and it is almost impossible to break them.
That historic day of 2014 when Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens ground became witness to a historic storm. Sri Lankan bowlers kept bowling the ball and Rohit Sharma’s bat kept scoring runs across the boundary line. When the innings ended, 264 runs were registered against Rohit’s name on the scoreboard. Rohit Sharma’s score alone was bigger than the total score of many ODI teams. During this period, he hit 33 fours and 9 skyscraper sixes. Even after years have passed, this record is still far from the reach of any batsman.
When Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag scored double centuries in ODIs, it seemed that this feat would be seen only occasionally. But Rohit Sharma made this impossible his habit. He scored a double century not once, not twice, but thrice in ODIs. 209 runs against Australia in 2013, 264 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014 and then 208 unbeaten runs against Sri Lanka in 2017. No batsman in the world has been able to score even two double centuries in ODIs, whereas Rohit has achieved this milestone thrice.
Hitting a six in cricket is a combination of power and perfect timing. West Indies’ Chris Gayle (553 sixes) was considered the most dangerous hitter in the world, but Rohit Sharma left him far behind with his artistic and smooth batting. Rohit is at the top in international cricket by scoring 662 sixes. There is no one around him among the active players, due to which this record is going to remain in Rohit’s name for a long time.
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Not only in total international cricket, but also in One Day International, Rohit Sharma’s bat has roared the most. He has hit more than 369 sixes in the ODI format. Almost all the greats present behind him in this list have retired from cricket. Among the batsmen of the current era, Rohit’s figure looks like a high mountain whose peak is very difficult for the current players to reach.
The 2019 ODI World Cup was played on the soil of England and this tournament was entirely in the name of Rohit Sharma. Showing his technique and composure, he scored centuries against South Africa, Pakistan, England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Scoring 5 centuries in a single World Cup is like a dream for any batsman. Before Rohit, no player could score so many centuries in a single World Cup.
During his marathon innings of 264 runs, Rohit Sharma wrote a new definition of boundary. He had hit 33 fours in that innings. These are the most fours hit by any batsman in a single innings of ODI cricket. Rohit’s art of pushing the ball into the gap and sending it across the boundary with timing is clearly visible in this figure.
Rohit Sharma is not only a master of the longer format (ODI), but he has also dominated the shortest format of cricket, T20 International. He has scored 5 centuries in his T20 career. Touching the 100 mark 5 times in this world’s fastest and most pressure-packed format speaks volumes of Rohit’s aggressive thinking and consistency.
Rohit Sharma created history not only as a batsman but also as a successful and calm captain. Making the Indian team world champion while remaining undefeated under his captaincy in the T20 World Cup of 2024 seals his greatness. Lifting the trophy without losing a single match in the entire tournament is a dream achievement for any captain.
During the World Cup 2023 and 2024, the world saw a new avatar of Rohit Sharma, ‘the swashbuckling opener’. The fearlessness with which Rohit batted in the first 10 overs spoiled the strategy of the captains of the opposing teams. Rohit’s feat of scoring the fastest runs in the powerplay and turning the match by hitting the most number of sixes in the initial overs in consecutive matches has become an example for modern cricket.
Rohit Sharma is among those select and rare players in the world who have scored many centuries as captain and player in all three formats of cricket, Test, ODI and T20 International. Adapting to every format of cricket and changing his batting style accordingly and scoring runs continuously proves the greatness of Rohit Sharma.
