Indian captain, Rohit Sharma continues to rewrite historical past books together with his distinctive show of batting. Within the ongoing first ODI between India and Sri Lanka, Sharma performed an excellent knock of 58 runs in 47 balls, together with seven fours and three sixes.
Notably, he has taken retirement from T20I format after main India to the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. Therefore, he wasn’t a part of the squad for the simply concluded T20I collection in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Nonetheless, the Indian captain was requested to got here again and take part within the ODI collection. For the unversed, this the primary ODI that India has performed after the heart-breaking 2023 ODI World Cup remaining in opposition to Australia.
Batting first, Sri Lanka had managed to attain 230 runs on the board. In pursuit of the goal, Sharma gave the staff a rollicking begin. He set his intentions fairly clear after hitting a six off the second ball of the primary over.
He went on to finish his half-century in simply 33 deliveries. With that half-century, Rohit Sharma has matched Sachin Tendulkar’s report of most scores of fifty or extra runs as an opener in worldwide cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar has 120 scores of fifty or extra in worldwide cricket. He has scored 77 half-centuries and 43 centuries as an opener in worldwide cricket. Rohit Sharma has now equaled that report. He now has 75 half-centuries and 45 centuries as an opener.
Rohit Sharma breaks Eoin Morgan’s report of most sixes as captain in worldwide cricket
He’s now fifth within the checklist with solely 5 batsmen forward of him. Graeme Smith (125), Desmond Haynes (131), Sanath Jayasuriya (136), Chris Gayle (144), and David Warner (146) comprise the highest 5 checklist.
In the meantime, Rohit Sharma additionally broke Eoin Morgan’s report throughout his 58-run knock vs Sri Lanka within the first ODI on Friday. He now tops of report of most sixes as captain worldwide cricket, which was beforehand held by Morgan.
Sitting at primary spot, Rohit Sharma now has 234 sixes to his title in 124 matches as captain. Eoin Morgan dropped right down to second with 233 sixes in 198 matches as captain.
