Rohit Sharma has finally smashed his long awaited 30th century in ODI cricket after a period of almost 3 years time. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had a fantastic 212 run opening partnership with Shubman Gill which ensured both openers smashed a fantastic ton in this ODI game. Here in this article we will have a look at some of the milestones broken by Hitman Rohit Sharma in this ODI game.
2 – This is only Rohit Sharma’s 2nd ton against New Zealand in ODIs. Previous hundred for Rohit Sharma came at Kanpur on Oct, 2017.
28 – Rohit Sharma has smashed his 28th ODI century as Opener.
Most hundreds as Opener in ODIs:
Sachin Tendulkar – 45
Sanath Jayasuriya – 28
Rohit Sharma – 28
Currently, he has equalled the legend Sanath Jayasuriya by having 28 tons as opener in ODIs.
30 – Rohit Sharma has 30 tons in ODIs overall.
Most hundreds by a batsman in ODIs:
Sachin Tendulkar – 49
Virat Kohli – 46
Ricky Ponting – 30
Rohit Sharma – 30
Indian Skipper Rohit has equalled Australian legend Ricky Ponting to have 3rd joint-most hundreds in ODI history overall.
37 – Rohit Sharma has smashed his 37th century as Opener in International cricket.
Most Centuries as Opener for India in International cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar – 45
Rohit Sharma – 37
Virender Sehwag – 36
Rohit Sharma has went past Virender Sehwag in above tally today.
42 – Rohit Sharma has smashed his 42nd ton in international cricket overall.
Most Centuries in International cricket among current Players:
Virat Kohli – 74
David Warner – 45
Joe Root – 44
Steven Smith – 42
Rohit Sharma – 42
Rohit Sharma has equalled the legend Steven Smith for smashing most tons in international cricket.
273 – Rohit Sharma has smashed 273 Sixes in ODIs overall.
Most Sixes in ODIs overall:
Shahid Afridi – 351
Chris Gayle – 331
Rohit Sharma – 273
Sanath Jayasuriya – 270
MS Dhoni – 229
1101 – Rohit Sharma has smashed a ton in ODI after 1101 days (3 years and 5 days). Before today, Rohit’s last ODI ton came against Australia on 19-Jan-2020 at Bengaluru.
