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As Rohit Sharma Turns 38, Here's A Look At 5 Greatest Records Owned By The Hitman
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Rohit Sharma is celebrating his 38th birthday on Wednesday (April 30). The India legend is one of the greatest batsmen of the present generation and has displayed his batting prowess in all formats of the game. MS Dhoni's decision to hand him the opening job did wonders for Team India and Rohit hit the purple patch in white-ball cricket. The same thing happened in Test cricket in 2019. Rohit now has 11168 runs in ODIs, 4301 runs in Tests and 4231 runs in T20Is. On the occasion of Rohit Sharma's birthday, here we have a look at 5 greatest records owned by The Hitman - 5 centuries in an ODI World Cup edition Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in history to slam 5 centuries in a single edition of the ODI World Cup. He achieved the milestone in the 2019 WC, played in England. Rohit finished the tournament as the highest run-scorer and piled up 648 runs. India lost to New Zealand in the semi-final of the tournament. 3 double-centuries in ODIs Rohit is the only batsman in world cricket to hit more than 1 double-century in ODIs. The right-handed batsman hit his first double ton against Australia in November 2013. A year later, he recorded ODI cricket's highest score by playing a 264-run knock against Sri Lanka. He hit his third double-century against the same opponent in 2017. Back-to-back Test Hundreds in first 2 Tests Rohit is part of the elite list of batsmen to score back-to-back centuries in their first 2 Tests. He made his much-awaited Test debut against West Indies in November 2013 and kicked off his career with a ton. He followed up with another century in the second Test match. It was a memorable moment for Rohit as he achieved the feat in Sachin Tendulkar's retirement series. Most T20I runs With 4231 runs, Rohit is the highest run-scorer in T20I cricket. He retired from the shortest format after leading India to a title win in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Rohit is also the most capped player in the shortest format. He played 159 T20Is. Most centuries and sixes in T20Is Rohit has the most centuries and sixes in T20Is. With 5 tons, he shares the top spot with Glenn Maxwell. Rohit has hit 205 sixes and is the only batsman with more than 200 big hits in the shortest format of the game. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from IPL 2025,IPL Orange Cap, IPL Purple Cap, Most Sixes in IPL, Cricket, Sports and around the world.
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