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IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma sets new record after going past 1000 runs against favourite foes KKR

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/24/2021 3:14:46 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 Rohit Sharma scripted a new Indian Premier League (IPL) record on Thursday as the Mumbai Indians captain became the first batter in the history of the league to complete 1000 runs against a single opposition. Rohit achieved the feat during Match 34 of IPL 2021 against his familiar foes, Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi. Rohit Sharma missed Mumbai Indians' first game of the UAE leg against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday but he was back to lead the 5-time champions on Thursday. Rohit started with a boundary in the first delivery of the match and carried on playing some eye-catching strokes even as KKR captain Eoin Morgan operated with spin in the first 3 overs of the powerplay. Rohit needed 18 runs to get to the major landmark and he got there in quick time, hitting 4 boundaries in the first 4 overs of the powerplay. The MI captain took on Varun Chakravarthy, who troubled Royal Challengers Bangalore during KKR's 9- wicket win earlier this week. Rohit has had a love affair with Kolkata Knight Riders, averaging in excess of 46. He has scored a hundred and 6 fifties against the 2-time champions over the years. Only David Warner, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan are close to emulating Rohit Sharma's feat of scoring 1000 runs against a single franchise in the IPL. Warner, who has been struggling for form at Sunrisers Hyderabad, has scored 943 runs agianst Punjab Kings and 915 runs against Kolklata Knight Riders.