Rohit Sharma is on the brink of rewriting the record books in the upcoming New Zealand series.
The Indian captain has a golden opportunity to achieve several major milestones that could further cement his legacy as one of the greatest openers in the game.
To start with, Rohit is just one step away from a record no other opener in world cricket has ever touched. So far, he has scored 99 fifty-plus scores as an opener in matches that India has won. One more such performance, and he will become the first opener in cricket history to score 100 fifty-plus knocks in winning causes.
Next up is a milestone that puts him shoulder-to-shoulder with one of the legends of Indian cricket—Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit currently has 50 international centuries to his name. Out of these, 45 have come as an opener, which is the same number as Tendulkar. With just one more century, Rohit will move past Tendulkar and claim the record for the most hundreds by an Indian opener in international cricket.
Then there’s his domination in the six-hitting department. Rohit Sharma has struck 338 sixes against SENA countries—that’s South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia combined. He is just five sixes short of surpassing Chris Gayle, who has 342 sixes against these teams. Achieving this will give Rohit the record for the most sixes against SENA nations in international cricket.
And finally, Rohit is also inching towards a rare run-scoring milestone. He currently stands just 67 runs away from reaching 16,000 international runs as an opener. If and when he gets there, he will become part of a very elite group of openers in the history of the game to achieve this feat.
As the New Zealand series approaches, all eyes will be on Rohit Sharma. With multiple major records within his reach, fans and analysts alike will be watching closely to see how many of these milestones he can cross. Each of these achievements would not only add to his personal accolades but also strengthen his case as one of the most impactful openers the game has ever seen.
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