Indian captain Rohit Sharma is batting brilliantly in the second ODI against England in Cuttack. Rohit, who has been struggling with poor form for some time, appeared in different colors in Cuttack and he scored a half -century after a long time. Rohit played a half -century innings in ODIs against Sri Lanka last year, after which his bat was not out on his bat, but in the second ODI, Rohit played a quick innings and made a special achievement.
Sehwag ahead of Rohit only among Indians
Rohit has become the second Indian opener to score the most runs in international cricket. He left behind former veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar in this case. Rohit was only 50 runs away from achieving this feat and as soon as he completed the half -century, he managed to leave Sachin behind. In the list of Indian batsmen scoring the most runs as an opener in international cricket, Sachin has scored 15335 runs in 346 matches, while Rohit has reached second. Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag tops the list, who has scored 15758 runs in 321 matches as an opener at an average of 41.90.
Rohit is in overall seventh position
Rohit is currently running seventh in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs as an opener in international cricket. Sanath Jayasuriya is at the top of this list, while it is followed by Chris Gayle, David Warner, Graeme Smith, Desmond Hens and Sehwag. Rohit scored a half -century from 30 balls against England, which is his fourth fastest fifty in ODIs. Rohit scored a half -century off 27 balls against Bangladesh in 2022, which was the fastest Pachasa in this format.
Rohit left Gayle behind
Rohit has left behind West Indies batsman Chris Gayle for hitting the most sixes in ODIs. As soon as Rohit hit his second six of the innings, he overtook Gayle. Rohit has become the second batsman to hit the most sixes in ODIs. Ahead of him is only Shahid Afridi who has hit 351 runs sixes in this format. Gayle hit 331 ODI sixes in his career, while Rohit has hit 335 sixes so far.