Rohit Sharma Creates History After Completing 7,000 Runs As ODI Opener

Jan 18, 2020 at 1:00 AM

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Rohit Sharma Creates History After Completing 7,000 Runs As ODI Opener

During the first innings of the Rajkot ODI against Australia, Indian limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma completed his 7,000 ODI runs as an opening batsman. With this achievement, he created history as he became the fastest ODI opener to complete 7,000 ODI runs at this position.

India and Australia are currently busy in the second ODI of the three-match ODI series at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Rajkot). Ahead of this ODI, Rohit scored 6,987 ODI runs as an opener, and he was 13 runs short from the 7,000 ODI runs at this position.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Image Credits: Getty Images)

While Rohit Sharma was dismissed for just ten runs in the first game of this series at Mumbai, the right-handed opening batsman easily reached the 13-run mark in the Rajkot ODI. He became the 11th ODI opener to score 7,000 runs.

However, it was the 137th ODI innings for Rohit Sharma as an opener, and he became the fastest batsman to reach the mark of 7,000 ODI runs as an opener. With this achievement, Rohit broke the previous fastest record of former South African cricketer Hashim Amla. Amla completed the 7,000 ODI runs milestone as an opener in 147 ODI innings. Meanwhile, the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is in the next position as he reached this feat in 160 ODI innings.

Hashim Amla, retirement
Hashim Amla (Image Credit: Google)

Top five fastest batsmen to complete 7,000 ODI runs as the opener

Player (Team) No. of ODI innings to complete 7,000 runs as an opener
Rohit Sharma (India) 137
Hashim Amla (South Africa) 147
Sachin Tendulkar (India) 160
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 165
Sourav Ganguly (India) 168

Rohit Sharma is the fourth Indian opener to score 7,000+ ODI runs

Rohit Sharma became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score 7,000 ODI runs. The other three Indian cricketers in this list are Sachin Tendulkar (15,310 runs), Sourav Ganguly (9,146 runs) and Virender Sehwag (7,518 runs).

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag (Image Credit: Google)

Coming back to this Rajkot ODI, Rohit Sharma was dismissed on 42 runs off 44 balls (6 fours). After providing the 81 runs partnership for the first wicket along with Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit lost his wicket after the Aussie leg-spinner Adam Zampa trapped him for an lbw. By the end of this latest innings, Rohit Sharma has scored 7,029 runs as an ODI opener.

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