The Indian men’s cricket team will open its campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025 on Thursday, February 20, against Bangladesh in Dubai. The match between the two Asian teams is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium and will start at 2:30 PM IST. During the match against Bangladesh, Indian captain Rohit Sharma will have a chance to break multiple records.
Rohit, who made his ODI debut for India on June 23, 2007, against Ireland in Belfast, has 10,988 runs to his name in 268 matches played so far. If he manages to score at least 12 runs on Thursday, then Rohit will become the fourth Indian and overall 10th batter in the world to score 11,000 runs in the 50-over format of the game.
Players with 11K+ runs in ODIs
| Player | Country | Runs Scored |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 18,426 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 14,234 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 13,963 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 13,704 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 13,430 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 12,650 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 11,739 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 11,579 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 11,363 |
This will also make him the second fastest batter after Virat Kohli for scoring the 11,000 ODI runs in innings and matches when Rohit scores his 11,000 ODI runs in 260 innings.
Fastest to 11,000 runs in ODIs (innings)
| Player | Country | Matches Played |
|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | India | 222 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 276 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 286 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 288 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 293 |
Of course, Rohit would get the opportunity to become the only batter who would have achieved centuries in several editions of the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy against Bangladesh. Rohit scored 137 runs from 126 balls in the quarterfinal match of the 2015 ODI World Cup at Melbourne, 123 not out from 129 balls in the semi-final of the 2017 Champions Trophy and made 104 runs from 92 balls in the league stage match of the 2019 ODI World Cup played at Edgbaston on July 2, 2019.
Rohit Sharma’s centuries vs Bangladesh in ODIs
| Score | Balls | Venue | Year | Tournament | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 126 | Melbourne | 2015 | ODI World Cup | Quarterfinal |
| 123* | 129 | Birmingham | 2017 | Champions Trophy | Semifinal |
| 102 | 92 | Birmingham | 2019 | ODI World Cup | League Stage |
The century against Bangladesh will serve Rohit as the third Indian and tenth batter overall in the world to get to the 50-plus centuries mark in international cricket.
Most 100s in international cricket
| Player | Country | International 100s |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 100 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 81 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 71 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 63 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 62 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 55 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 54 |
| Brian Lara | West Indies | 53 |
| Joe Root | England | 52 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 49 |
If India goes on to defeat Bangladesh in Dubai, Rohit will be the fourth Indian captain after Mohammad Azharuddin, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli to win 100 international matches. Up to now, India has won 99 out of 137 matches played so far across different formats with Rohit as captain.
Most wins as India captain
| Captain | Wins as India Captain |
|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 179 |
| Virat Kohli | 137 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 104 |
| Rohit Sharma | 99 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 97 |
Another thing that he will try to do is get closer to Shahid Afridi on the list of batters with the most sixes in ODIs since Rohit holds the record for hitting the most sixes in international cricket. Afridi finished with 351 sixes from 398 matches for the Men in Green, while Rohit has hit 338 sixes from 268 matches so far.
