Rohit Sharma joins Sachin, Kohli, Ganguly and Dravid in the top list, becoming only the fifth Indian batsman in history to… cricket news
Rohit Sharma He became only the fifth Indian batsman to complete 14,000 runs in List A cricket during India’s second ODI against Afghanistan on Wednesday.The former India captain reached this milestone during a quickfire innings of 48 runs in 39 balls. His innings included six fours and two sixes and his strike rate was over 123 before being dismissed by Rashid Khan. With that innings, Rohit took his List A run tally to 14,038 runs in 356 matches. He has also scored 37 centuries in this format, which includes one-day matches played at international, domestic and state level.Among Indian batsmen, only four players have scored more List A runs than Rohit. Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 21,999 runs and 60 centuries in 551 matches. He is followed by Virat Kohli (16,447 runs), Sourav Ganguly (15,622 runs) and Rahul Dravid (15,271 runs).In the second ODI, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.The captain took India’s inning forward Shubman Gill And Ishan KishanWho made a partnership of 224 runs for the third wicket and helped the host team to be all out for 402 runs.As part of India’s preparations for next year’s World Cup, Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings with Rohit Sharma, while Gill came in at No. 3. However, Jaiswal was out after scoring 4 runs in the second over.Rohit looked comfortable while at the crease and looked ready for a big score but Rashid Khan’s googly took an inside edge and hit the stumps.After this Gill took over the innings and scored 154 runs. This was his ninth century in ODIs and his first after becoming India’s full-time ODI captain.Kishan provided strong support and scored 125, registering his second ODI century and first since his double century against Bangladesh in December 2022.The pair’s 224-run partnership laid the foundation for India’s total of 402 runs, putting the hosts in a strong position.In the second ODI match played in Lucknow on Wednesday, India won the match by 170 runs and won the three-match series 2-0.
