Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest players who represented India at international cricket. He made his international debut in 2007 and was part of India’s T20 World Cup winning team. But the real turnaround came when he was asked to open the innings for India in white-ball format, which changed everything, and he became the Rohit Sharma we all know.
Famously known as “Hitman,” Rohit is one of the three Indian captains to win a World Cup title. In his career, he has achieved immense success, both as a player and as a captain. He still has a few years of cricket left in him, and he is already a legend of Indian cricket. In this article, we will talk about some of the records of Rohit Sharma in international cricket.
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List of records for Rohit Sharma in International cricket
Most ICC finals: Rohit Sharma has played the joint-most ICC finals across all three formats. He and Virat Kohli have played in a total of 8 ICC finals in cricket history, which is the most by a player.
Highest ODI Individual score: Rohit Sharma’s 264-run knock against Sri Lanka is the highest individual score by a player in the 50-over format. No one comes close to him.
Most ODI Double centuries: Rohit Sharma is the only cricketer on the planet to hit three ODI double centuries. He has done it twice against Sri Lanka and once against Australia.
Most international sixes: Rohit is the only player in history to hit 600 or more sixes in international cricket. He has hit 612 sixes in his international career, with many more to come.
Most International Sixes against one team: Rohit loves playing against Australia. He has hit 132 sixes against them across all three formats, which is the most by a batter against a single international team.
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Most T20I hundreds and Runs: Rohit has played 159 T20Is and scored 4231 runs, which is the most runs in this format. Adding to that, he has also scored five T20I hundreds and is the only batter to do so. Rohit’s 35-ball ton against Sri Lanka is also the joint-fastest for a player from a full-member squad.
Most Centuries in ICC matches: Rohit has scored 8 centuries in an ICC event game, which is the most by a player in history.
Most Runs by an Indian Opener: Rohit Sharma scored a total of 2442 runs in 47 matches across formats in 2019, which is the most runs ever scored by an opener in a calendar year. He scored 10 centuries in that year, which is also the most by an opener in a year.
Most Hundreds in a Single ODI World Cup: Rohit scored 648 runs in nine games during the 2019 ODI World Cup in England. He scored five centuries in that tournament, which is the most for a batter in a single World Cup event.
Most World Cup hundreds: Rohit has played 28 matches in ODI World Cups since the 2015 edition and has scored seven centuries, which is the most by a batter in World Cup history.
Only batter to score 100 or more runs in an innings across formats: Rohit is the only batter in the world who has scored 100 or more runs in a single innings in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. This is a very rare record that might not be broken.
Second-fastest to 10000 ODI runs: Rohit completed 10000 ODI runs for his career in 241 innings and is the second-fastest overall after Virat Kohli (205).
Most Runs by a Captain in a Single World Cup Edition: Rohit Sharma scored a total of 597 runs during the 2023 World Cup in 11 innings. He scored at an average and strike rate of 54.27 and 125.94, respectively. This is the most runs scored by a captain and the highest strike rate by a captain in a single ODI World Cup edition.
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3rd Most ODI Centuries: Rohit has 31 ODI centuries so far, and he has the third-most in history after Virat (50) and Sachin Tendulkar (49).
2nd Most ODI 100 in a calendar year; In 2019, Rohit hit 7 ODI centuries in 21 matches, which is the second-most by a batter in a single calendar year.
Most Four in an ODI Innings: Rohit hit 33 fours and 9 sixes when he made that iconic 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014 at Eden Gardens. This was the first time that a batter hit more than 30 fours in a single inning. He scored 186 runs from boundaries and sixes, which is the most by a batter in a single ODI inning.
