ROHIT SHARMA CREATES HISTORY

 

 

1. 50th international century
   Rohit slammed his 50th century in international cricket (comprising his centuries across all three formats) during the 3rd ODI vs Australia national cricket team in Sydney. 

   • Of these, it was his 33rd century in ODIs. 

   • This places him among only 10 batsmen in cricket history to reach 50 international centuries. 

2. Most runs as India opener across formats
   In that same innings he surpassed former opener Virender Sehwag’s tally to become India’s highest run-scorer as an opener (in international cricket). His tally as opener now stands at approximately 15,787 runs, surpassing Sehwag’s 15,758. 

3. Most centuries by a visiting batsman in Australia in ODIs
   In the Australia series, he hit his sixth century on Australian soil in ODIs, thus becoming the leading visiting batsman in Australia for ODI centuries (surpassing Virat Kohli & Kumar Sangakkara who had 5 each). 

4. 100 catches in ODIs
   Rohit also joined the “100 catches in ODIs” club — he became the seventh Indian to take 100 catches in this format. 

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