The second ODI will be played in Vishakhapatnam. Rohit scored 57 runs in the first ODI, hitting three sixes, and 14 runs in the second ODI. Now, in the Vishakhapatnam ODI, Rohit Sharma will have the opportunity to set not just one or two, but six major records.
Rohit Sharma created history in the first ODI against South Africa, becoming the batsman with the most sixes in ODIs. Now, in the third ODI, Rohit Sharma has the opportunity to set several records. The second ODI will be played in Vishakhapatnam. In the first ODI, Rohit scored 57 runs and also hit three sixes, and in the second ODI, Rohit scored 14 runs with three fours. Now, in the Visakhapatnam ODI, Rohit will have the opportunity to set not one, but six, major records.
These are the 6 records that Rohit Sharma can break in the next match
- By hitting four sixes, Rohit Sharma will become the batsman with the most sixes against South Africa in international cricket.
- To reach 20,000 international runs, Rohit needs 27 runs. He has scored 19,959 runs in international cricket so far.
- To reach the milestone of most international centuries as an Indian opener, Rohit Sharma needs one century. Rohit and Sachin currently have 45 centuries each as openers in international cricket.
- Meanwhile, Rohit needs to hit five sixes to become the batsman with the most sixes in ODIs as an opener. Doing so will make him the batsman with the most sixes in ODIs as an opener. This would be a major world record for Rohit.
- Rohit now needs just 44 runs to become the highest-scoring Indian opener against South Africa.
- He needs 5 runs to become the second Asian opener to score 5,000 ODI runs against SENA teams (and the third Indian to do so).
Rohit Sharma is just 5 sixes away from the Most ODI sixes by an opener
- 328 – Chris Gayle (274 innings)
- 324* – Rohit Sharma (189 innings)
- 263 – Sanath Jayasuriya (383 innings)
- 174 – Martin Guptill (174 innings)
- 167 – Sachin Tendulkar (340 innings)
It’s worth noting that India won the first ODI by 17 runs, with Virat Kohli scoring a brilliant 135 runs. Kohli was named Player of the Match. India lost the second ODI by 4 wickets after hitting a hundred by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli. The last match of the series will now be played in Vishakhapatnam. High expectations are placed on the Indian batsmen in this match as well. By winning the decider Vishakhapatnam ODI, the Indian team also want to win the series.
India’s ODI squad against South Africa: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harshit Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna, and Arshdeep Singh.
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