Rohit Sharma, the Indian opener, etched his name in the history books during the second ODI of the series against Australia in Adelaide. The right-handed batter loves playing against the Australian team, and he has an exceptional ODI record in their backyard. During the second ODI, he created history and made a record that has never been achieved by any Indian.
He became the first Indian batter to score 1,000-plus ODI runs in Australia, a feat that has not been achieved by the likes of Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar. With a single off Mitch Starc in the 3rd over, Rohit reached the magnificent feat, and he also became the fifth batter overall to bag the record.
Batters with 1000-plus runs in Australia
Batters
Nation
Runs
Viv Richards
West Indies
1905
Desmond Haynes
West Indies
1565
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
1171
Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
1013
Rohit Sharma
India
1004*
Two West Indian legends, Sir Vivian Richards and Desmon Haynes, sit at the top of the list, and they are followed by two Sri Lankans in Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Rohit occupied the fifth spot, and has a great chance to surpass Jayawardene to sit at the fourth place.
Most runs by Indians in Australia
Batters
Runs
Innings
Rohit Sharma
1003
21
Virat Kohli
802
20
Sachin Tendulkar
740
25
MS Dhoni
684
21
Rohit sits at the top with 1003 runs, and Virat Kohli, who registered back-to-back ducks in the ODIs is at second place with 802 runs. Sachin Tendulkar occupies the third spot, and former India captain, MS Dhoni, is at fourth position.
Also, Rohit has the second most centuries by an Indian against Australia. Tendulkar has 9 tons to his name, while Rohit, alongside Kohli have 8 centuries in ODIs vs the Kangaroos. The former ODI captain boasts a terrific record against Australia, having scored 2428 ODI runs, with an average of 56.46, and having 8 hundreds to his name against them.