Rohit Sharma, one of the world’s finest hitters turned 36 yesterday. He is the captain of the Indian Cricket Team as well as the Mumbai Indians. On his big day, kind wishes flowed in from all across the cricketing world.
The ‘Hitman’ is the most successful captain in IPL history, having won the competition five times. He is also the IPL’s 4th leading run-scorer. In addition, he has two IPL hat tricks.
Rohit Sharma is a world-class white-ball batsman who has demolished multiple world-class bowling attacks with his spectacular strokeplay. He is one of the Indian team’s strongest pillars. His performance was critical to India’s winning campaigns at the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Let us look at three ODI records that will almost certainly never be broken :
1) 3 ODI double-hundreds by Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is the only player in ODI history to have scored multiple double-hundreds. Out of 10 double centuries hit in one day cricket, the ‘Hitman’ has scored three of them. This demonstrates how tough it is to even score one double-century. To beat Sharma’s record, a player must play four such innings. This is exceedingly unlikely for any batter.
2) 5 hundred in a single ODI World Cup
In 2019, Rohit Sharma became the only player in history to hit five hundred in a single ODI World Cup. He overtook Sri Lankan icon Kumar Sangakkara, who hit four centuries in the tournament’s 2015 edition. Breaking this record will take enormous effort on the part of any player.
3) Highest individual score in an India – Pakistan World Cup game
Rohit Sharma’s 140-run World Cup 2019 innings against Pakistan is the greatest individual score in an India-Pakistan World Cup encounter. Virat Kohli’s 107 in the 2015 World Cup was the previous record. The calibre of both teams’ bowling assaults makes breaking this record extremely tough.
With that, we conclude our article on three ODI records held by Rohit Sharma that are unlikely ever to be beaten. Do you know of any more ODI records held by the ‘Hitman’? Please comment with your thoughts below.
