WTC Final: Rohit Sharma Breaks Multiple Records After His Valiant 43 Runs At Oval; Goes Past Sachin Tendulkar And MS Dhoni

Last Update on: June 10th, 2023 at 10:32 pm

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma shattered multiple records after his valiant 43 runs knock in the second innings of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final at the Oval, England. He surpassed MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar in two massive records.

After being set the target of 444 runs, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma came out with positive intent and kept his side in the hunt. The right-hander played some crisp shots and kept the scoring rate in check. He stitched 41 runs for the opening partnership with Shubman Gill (18) and ensured that his side was off to a great start.

Despite the controversial decision of Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma looked unfazed as he kept playing his shots and timed the ball to perfection. He build important 50+ partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara (27) and ensured that India are in the hunt.

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Rohit Sharma looked set for a big knock as he was batting beautifully but a poor shot selection from him saw him getting trapped in LBW by Nathan Lyon. The Indian skipper scored 43 runs off 60 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six. His knock gave a great start to India and the onus now remains on other batters to keep the team in the hunt.

WTC Final: List of records broken by Rohit Sharma after his knock in the second innings against Australia at The Oval

Rohit Sharma’s 43-run knock not only gave the Indian team a good start but it saw him shattering multiple records. The Indian skipper surpassed MS Dhoni to become India’s 5th highest run-getter in international cricket.

He now has 17115 runs to his name as he crossed Dhoni’s tally of 17092 runs. The right-hander now has Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar ahead of him.

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Most runs for India in international cricket

Sachin Tendulkar – 34357
Virat Kohli – 25362*
Rahul Dravid – 24064
Sourav Ganguly – 18433
Rohit Sharma – 17115
MS Dhoni – 17092

Rohit Sharma also became the Indian opener with third highest runs, joining the likes of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar. He became the 11th opener to register 13000 runs and is the third quickest (307 inns) after Matthew Hayden (293 inns) and Sachin Tendulkar (295 inns)

Most runs in international cricket as an opener for India

Virender Sehwag – 15758
Sachin Tendulkar – 15335
Rohit Sharma – 𝟭𝟯𝟬𝟭𝟬

Rohit Sharma also surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in Indian batters with the most sixes in Tests. He now has 70 maximums to his name, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 69 sixes.

India batters with the most sixes in Tests

90 – Virender Sehwag
78 – MS Dhoni
70 – Rohit Sharma
69 – Sachin Tendulkar

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WTC Final: List of records broken by Rohit Sharma after his knock in the second innings against Australia at The Oval

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