The Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has just registered his name in the elite club of players of players who have scored 1000 runs for India in all formats of the game. Rohit needed just 54 runs in this game to accomplish this record. He fell on a score of 35 in the first innings and needed still needed 19 runs to make it to the list. It was in the 90th over when Rohit Sharma entered this club with a single off Trent Boult.

He is just the fourth Indian to score 1000 runs in all formats of the game; M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Yuvraj Singh are other 3 players who have this record to their name. Out of all these, M.S. Dhoni is the highest scorer in Test and ODI’s with 4876 and 8744 runs to his name in both the formats respectively. Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer for India in the shortest format of the game with 1657 runs to his name.

Rohit Sharma has 1000* runs to his name in Test format, 5008 runs in ODI’s and 1364 runs in the shortest format of the game. Rohit has taken 33 innings to cross 1000 run mark in Test cricket. Rohit had a flying start to his Test career scoring 288 in first two Test matches he played but soon after that his form took a descending lift and he struggled to get going in the longest format of the game. He has also been dropped sometimes due to his fluctuating form. He is yet to score a century in Test format in past 3 years. Long home series may help Rohit to get his form back.

Despite his average show in the longest format of the game, Rohit is India’s best player in limited overs cricket. He is the only batsman on earth to score two double centuries in ODI’s and is one of two Indians to score a century in all formats of the game. Suresh Raina is the second one who owns this record.

Rohit still has a long way to go in Test cricket and surely he will improve with time.