Indian skipper Rohit Sharma put on a stellar performance against Pakistan’s fast bowlers, but unfortunately, Nature had other plans. Persistent rain played spoilsport, halting the game’s progress after the 24th over. The match had to be postponed to a reserve day due to two heavy rain spells, much to the disappointment of cricket fans everywhere.
During the Super 4 game against Pakistan, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma achieved a historic milestone in his brilliant cricketing path. Rohit and his opening partner, Shubman Gill, produced a superb opening partnership, collecting 121 runs for the first wicket in just 16 overs. Rohit contributed 56 runs from 49 balls, which included 6 fours and 4 sixes.
This innings marks Rohit Sharma’s 50th half-century in One Day International (ODI) cricket. His name now proudly joins the ranks of the eighth Indian and thirtieth batter worldwide to attain this accomplishment over his 16-year-long career. Alongside this milestone, Rohit Sharma has earned a position in the select group of Indian players who have clocked up 50 or more half-centuries in their ODI careers.
In this regard, Rohit follows in the footsteps of cricketing luminaries like Sachin Tendulkar (96), Rahul Dravid (82), MS Dhoni (73), Sourav Ganguly (71), Virat Kohli (65), Mohammed Azharuddin (58), and Yuvraj Singh (52), all of whom have registered 50 or more half-centuries in their ODI adventures. Sachin Tendulkar stands tall with nearly 100 half-century knocks in ODIs. Among the current players, Rohit Sharma is joined only by Virat Kohli in this elite category.
Adding to his remarkable International career, Rohit Sharma is on the brink of accomplishing another big milestone in his career – he is just 22 runs away from reaching 10,000 ODI runs. With 9978 runs in 247 ODIs at an excellent average of 48.87 and 30 hundreds under his credit, Rohit is poised to become the 15th batsman in ODI history to break the 10,000-run barrier. Moreover, he will be the sixth Indian batter to acquire this distinction, joining the ranks of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni as stalwarts who have achieved this remarkable feat while representing India in ODIs.
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