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Rohit Sharma for India - (Source: AFP)
In a significant development, India's former skipper Rohit Sharma has added another feather to his cap and completed 20,000 international runs. The hitman achieved the feat in the ongoing 3rd ODI vs South Africa.
In the series decider, Rohit has got off to a good start and courtesy of his couple of boundaries, the 38-year-old has achieved this milestone. Notably, Rohit has become the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Rahul Dravid to enter the special 20,000 club. Overall, the Hitman is the 14th cricketer to feature in this elusive list.
Most runs by Indian batters in international cricket
- Sachin Tendulkar - 34357 runs
- Virat Kohli - 27910 runs
- Rahul Dravid - 24208 runs
- Rohit Sharma - 20000* runs
Shedding light on Rohit's stats, then the hitman has played 538 innings to reach 20,000 runs, which features an average of 42.40. The illustrious 18-year-long career also includes 50 centuries and 110 fifty-plus scores.
Breaking down Rohit Sharma's illustrious career
ODIs - 11468* runs
Rohit has enjoyed most of his cricket in ODIs, where he has scored most of his runs. The hitman has 11,468 runs in 271 innings, averaging 49.45.
Tests - 4301 runs
Rohit's second best format has been Test cricket, where the 38-year-old has 4301 runs in 116 innings, averaging 40.57.
T20Is - 4231 runs
Rohit Sharma has also scored 4231 runs in T20Is and was the leading run-getter in the shortest format of the game for the longest time before Babar Azam recently broke hitman's feat.
At present, Rohit is only active in ODIs and can further extend his runs tally. Talking about the match, at the time of writing this article, India are 85/0 after 17 overs.
