ENG vs IND: Rohit Sharma becomes 2nd batsman to complete 1,000 International runs in 2021, Root on the top
Rohit Sharma 1,000 Runs in 2021: Last two days surely belongs to team India’s opener Rohit Sharma as he completed 1,000 International runs across all three formats in 2021. He is just left behind by Joe Root who is on the top of the chart with almost 1450 runs in 2021.
Rohit Sharma achieved this milestone while batting against England in Oval at fourth Test when he scored his 50 against England.
🅵🅸🅵🆃🆈!
Hitman @ImRo45 brings up his 3rd half-century of the series! He also crosses 1k runs in international cricket in 2021.🙌🏾#TeamIndia #ENGvIND
Scorecard – https://t.co/OOZebPnBZU pic.twitter.com/uwEjdSnX7H
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 4, 2021
Earlier he achieved 11,000 International runs as an Opener
Another milestone in the book of Rohit Sharma as he completed 11,000 International runs as an Opener.
He achieved this milestone while he was batting on 27 runs against England in Second Inning at Oval Test. And in terms of innings he became the second player to achieve this milestone after great Sachin Tendulkar in 241 innings.
11000 international runs and counting as an opener for @ImRo45 👏#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/35r2rz2jjm
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 4, 2021
Earlier he achieved 15,000 International Runs
Opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who is called the ‘Hitman’ of the Indian cricket team, achieved a very special achievement on the second day of the fourth Test against England on Friday.
Milestone 🔓 – @ImRo45 breaches the 15K run mark in International Cricket.#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/st5U454GS6
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 3, 2021
He completed 15000 runs in international cricket. With this, he joined the list of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid & Virat Kohli. He became the eighth Indian player to achieve this feat.
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At the same time, Rohit is the fifth Indian player to touch the mark of 15,000 runs on the basis of innings.