Rohit Sharma becomes the second fastest batter to complete 11,000 runs in ODI cricket. The skipper achieved the feat in the fourth over of India’s chase of 229 in their Group A match against Bangladesh. Rohit is only the fourth Indian and 10th batter overall to reach the mark in the 50-over format. He is now placed behind former India captain Ganguly (11,363 runs) and Sachin Tendulkar (18,246 runs) in the list of overall highest run-scorers in the ODI format. The seasoned opener is also second in the. list of hitting most sixes with 338 hits over the fence behind Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi (351). Rohit averages nearly 50 in the format with 32 centuries and 52 half-centuries. India have as many as six batters in an overall list of 15 batters to have crossed the coveted 10,000-run mark in 50-overs cricket, with MS Dhoni (10,773) and Rahul Dravid (9,889) at the top of the list.
Rohit Sharma becomes the second fastest batter to complete 11,000 runs….
