Asia Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma completes 10000 ODI runs
Asia Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma completes 10000 ODI runs: During the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four encounter against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored his 10,000th ODI run. Rohit Sharma reached the milestone after scoring 23 with a six in his 241st innings in the format. 36-year-old Sharma became the sixth Indian batter to cross the landmark and the second-quickest overall after Virat Kohli in terms of innings played. He is also the third Indian opener to reach the milestone after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 2023
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| Who scored most runs in Asia Cup 2023? After yesterday ‘s game between India and Sri Lanka, lots of positions have changed in the highest run-scorers list, with now India captain Rohit Sharma entering the list. Rohit, with three consecutive fifties, is the top run-scorer with 194 runs. |
Rohit has amassed 30 ODI centuries and 50 half-centuries while averaging nearly 49 since making his debut against Ireland in Belfast in 2007.
Fastest batters to 10000 ODI runs (innings)
- Virat Kohli (India) – 205 innings
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 241 innings
- Sachin Tendulkar – 259 innings
- Sourav Ganguly – 263 innings
- Ricky Ponting – 266 innings