Rohit Sharma becomes 8th Indian batsman, overall 30th batsman to achieve this record in ODI cricket

Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs in 49 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023 Super Four clash.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma had a wonderful game against Pakistan pacers but it all went in vain as rain didn’t allow the game to progress after the 24th over. Two heavy spells of showers prompted the umpires to take the game on reserve day. Despite no full game in Colombo, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has completed a special milestone in his playing career. Rohit had a wonderful opening stand along with his opening partner Shubman Gill and added 121 runs for the first wicket in 16 overs. Rohit scored 56 runs in 49 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. 

Rohit Sharma hits 50th ODI half-century

This was Rohit Sharma’s 50th half-century in ODI cricket. He has now become the 8th Indian and 30th overall batter to complete this milestone and score fifty to half-centuries in his 16-years-long playing career so far. This was his 80th fifty-plus score in the One-day internationals as well. He has scored 30 ODI centuries and 50 half-centuries. Rohit with this innings has also joined the special club of Indian players to have scored 50 or more half-centuries in their career. 

Rohit Sharma has joined the elite list of Sachin Tendulkar (96), Rahul Dravid (82), MS Dhoni (73), Sourav Ganguly (71), Virat Kohli (65), Mohammed Azharuddin (58), and Yuvraj Singh (52) who have scored 50 or more half-centuries in their ODI career. Sachin Tendulkar is leading the chart overall as well as he has close to 100 half-century scores in ODIs. Among the current players, Virat Kohli is the only one along with Rohit Sharma on this list. 

The Indian captain is also nearing another milestone in his career. The right-handed batter is just 22 runs away from 10,000 ODI runs in his career. Rohit in 247 ODIs has scored 9978 runs at an average of 48.87 with 30 centuries. Rohit will become the 15th batter in the ODI history to complete 10,000 ODI runs and become only the 6th Indian batter in this list. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni have scored more than 10,000 ODI runs for India in this format.