1. Home
2. 10

Rohit surpasses Amla, Tendulkar to script ODI record

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/18/2020 2:05:26 PM

Rajkot, Jan 17 India's Rohit Sharma on Friday became the fastest batsman to score 7000 ODI runs as an opener, leaving behind Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit achieved the feat during the second ODI against Australia at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium against Australia. While Rohit took 137 innings to reach the milestone, Amla, who now stands at the second spot, had achieved the feat in 147 innings. Tendulkar had completed 7,000 ODI runs in 160 innings. Rohit also became the fourth Indian opener to complete 7,000 ODI runs. Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Virender Sehwag are the three other batsmen to have reached this milestone. The 32-year-old, who had failed to score much during India's thrashing in Mumbai, looked to be in fine form in Rajkot before he was dismissed by Adam Zampa after scoring 42 off 44 deliveries. The Mumbaikar missed out on completing another record as he fell four runs short of reaching 9,000 runs in ODIs.