Can Rohit Sharma break Sachin record?
During the run-chase, Rohit surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become India’s second-highest run-scorer against West Indies in ODI cricket.
Who scored first 200 in one day?
Sachin Tendulkar
In men’s cricket, the first player to score a double century was India’s Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 200 not out against South Africa at Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, on 24 February 2010.
How many times Rohit hit 200 in ODI?
Rohit Sharma alone has scored a double century in ODIs thrice. When did double centuries happen? First double century: On 24 February 2010, in the match against South Africa in Gwalior, Sachin scored an unbeaten 200 off 147 balls. This was the first time in ODI cricket, when a player had scored a double century.
What is the highest score of Rohit Sharma in T20 cricket?
Records On 2 October 2015, Sharma became the second Indian to make a century in T20I cricket, thus becoming the highest scorer in a single T20I innings for India. On 13 November 2014, Sharma became the highest individual ODI scorer with 264 runs against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
How did Rohit Sharma become the first batsman to score two double centuries?
It was the 150th anniversary of the ground and Rohit chose the most special of occasions to tonk Sri Lanka’s bowlers all across the park and leave the crowd transfixed on his way to becoming the first batsman to score two double centuries in ODI cricket. – Rohit’s 264 is now the highest individual score in ODI cricket.
How many runs has Rohit Sharma scored in One Day Internationals?
At Delhi on 13 March 2019, in the fifth and final match of a home series against Australia, Sharma scored 56 including his 8,000th run in one-day internationals. It was his 200th innings. In 2019, he scored the most runs in ODIs by any batsman, with 1,490 runs in the year.
What is the batting style of Rohit Sharma?
He is usually an opening batsman in limited-overs cricket but has played most of his Test cricket as a middle-order batsman. Sunil Gavaskar considers Sharma to have a batting style similar to those of Virender Sehwag and Viv Richards. In his column for The Times of India in November 2018, Gavaskar said: