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Rohit Sharma Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's 22-Year-Old Record, Creates History in ODIs.
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News18•03-10-2026, 19:50
Rohit Sharma Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's 22-Year-Old Record, Creates History in ODIs.
- •Rohit Sharma played a powerful innings of 92 runs in the third ODI against West Indies.
- •Rohit Sharma became the fourth opener in the world to cross the 10,000-run mark in ODI cricket.
- •He broke Sachin Tendulkar's 22-year-old record, reaching 10,000 runs faster in 202 innings.
- •Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Chris Gayle are the other openers to achieve this feat.
- •India scored 351 runs against West Indies, with KL Rahul scoring 129 and Ruturaj Gaikwad 57.
Key Questions Answered
Rohit Sharma crossed the 10,000-run mark as an opener in ODI cricket, becoming only the fourth opener in the world to achieve this milestone and breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 22-year-old record by reaching it in 202 innings.
Sachin Tendulkar completed 10,000 runs as an ODI opener in 217 innings, whereas Rohit Sharma achieved the same milestone faster in his 202nd ODI innings.
Apart from Rohit Sharma, the players who have scored runs as openers in ODI cricket are Sachin Tendulkar with 15,310 runs, Sanath Jayasuriya with 12,740 runs, and Chris Gayle with 10,179 runs.
