NEW DELHI: Hitman Rohit Sharma on Thursday achieved a major milestone, reaching the 11,000-run mark in one-day internationals to become the second-fastest to the feat.
The skipper got to the record during India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Rohit reached the feat in his 261st innings, placing him only behind Virat Kohli, who achieved it in 222 innings. Batting great Sachin Tendulkar did the same in 276 ODI innings.
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The 37-year-old needed just 12 runs to reach the feat and achieved it with a boundary off Mustafizur Rahman in the fourth over of India’s chase of 229.
With the record, Rohit became the fourth Indian after Sachin, Kohli and Sourav Ganguly and 10th overall to get to 11,000-run mark
Fewest innings to 11,000 ODI runs
222 Virat Kohli
261 Rohit Sharma
276 Sachin Tendulkar
286 Ricky Ponting
288 Sourav Ganguly
After giving India a fast start in the chase, Rohit was dismissed by Taskin Ahmed in the 10th over after cracking a breezy 36-ball 41.
