Rohit Sharma was in great touch during the second ODI against England at Cuttack, driving home an explosive century off just 76 balls. The Indian captain was dazzling with a well-played innings of 119 off 90 balls with 12 fours and seven sixes, putting India in a winning position and at the same time breaking several important records by outdoing some of the founding fathers of Indian cricket, including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Rohit Sharma’s 49th International Century
Today, Rohit Sharma clearly distinguished himself from aggressive batting by bringing up his century in just 76 balls, the second-fastest century in his career. So far, his best was a World Cup 2023 century in just 63 balls against Afghanistan. He made his century against England in 82 balls back in 2018. Rohit’s blistering knock put pressure on England’s squad and allowed India to chase easily with 33 balls to spare.
Rohit surpasses Chris Gayle for the most sixes record
Rohit Sharma is known for his ability to hit big maximums with the right timing, and in this match, he showed it by surpassing the legendary Chris Gayle in terms of the most sixes hit in ODI cricket. With 338 sixes to his name, Rohit overtook Gayle, who had previously held the record with 331 sixes. However, the record for the most sixes in ODI cricket still belongs to Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, who has hit a total of 351 sixes.
Rohit Surpasses Rahul Dravid in Career Runs
Rohit Sharma’s hundred, which has propelled him to the top of the points table for most runs by any player for India in ODIs at Cuttack, makes him India’s highest-run-scorer with 10,987 runs in the ODIs, surpassing Rahul Dravid’s score of 10,768 runs across his great career. With such consistency over the years despite having played in 267 matches (259 innings), Rohit Sharma turns out to be one of the greatest run-scorers in ODI history for India.
A Quick Fire Fifty: Rohit’s Third Fastest
In addition to scoring a century, Rohit also scored his fifty in a rapid 30 balls, making it his third-fastest fifty in ODIs. His previous fastest fifties came off just 27 balls against Bangladesh in 2022 and 29 balls against Sri Lanka in 2024. That ability of his to come off the mark quickly and start going within the space of a few balls has made him a redoubtable force at the top, adding pressure right from the beginning on opposition bowlers.
Third in the List of Most International Centuries for India
Rohit Sharma scored 119 runs, marking his 49th international century and placing him in the third position on the list of most centuries for India. He surpassed Rahul Dravid in the process, who has 48 centuries. He is just behind the great Virat Kohli (81 centuries) and Tendulkar, the “master-blaster” (100 centuries). With this knock, Rohit has established himself as one of the modern greats in limited-overs cricket.
Surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in Centuries After 30
One of the greatest achievements through Rohit’s innings is to surpass Sachin Tendulkar in a unique record that is now equaled by none. He holds the record for scoring the most centuries after reaching 30 years, with 36 centuries already accomplished. The legendary Sachin Tendulkar had 35 centuries to his name after turning 30.
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