{"id":60044,"date":"2025-02-21T05:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T05:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=60044"},"modified":"2025-02-21T05:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T05:05:35","slug":"rohit-sharma-joins-elite-11000-runs-club-in-odi-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/rohit-sharma-joins-elite-11000-runs-club-in-odi-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma Joins Elite 11,000 Runs Club in ODI Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"17fdc4e0-fca1-4aa3-9ca9-628cc03b9cd6\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"281\">India&#8217;s captain, Rohit Sharma, made history on Thursday, becoming the second fastest batter after Virat Kohli to reach 11,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) during their Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"582\">With this achievement, Rohit joins an exclusive group, becoming only the fourth Indian and the 10th batter overall to cross the 11,000-run mark in the 50-over format. He reached the milestone in his 270th game, with only Kohli (222 innings) having achieved the feat faster than Rohit\u2019s 261 innings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"748\">In the company of legends, Rohit is now behind Sachin Tendulkar (276 innings), Ricky Ponting (286), and Sourav Ganguly (288) on the list of fastest to 11,000 runs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"1062\">Rohit\u2019s impressive career now places him just behind Ganguly (11,363 runs) in the all-time ODI run-scorer\u2019s list, while Tendulkar remains firmly in the top spot with 18,246 runs in 463 matches. Kohli, with 13,963 runs from 299 ODIs, is closing in on becoming the third player in history to reach 14,000 ODI runs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1363\">The explosive opener, known for his prowess at the top of the order, also sits second in the list for the most sixes in ODIs, with 338 hits\u2014just behind Pakistan\u2019s Shahid Afridi (351 sixes). Rohit has maintained an impressive average of nearly 50, with 32 centuries and 52 half-centuries to his name.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1624\">Among India\u2019s ODI run-scorers, Rohit is followed by other cricketing icons like Rahul Dravid (10,889 runs) and MS Dhoni (10,773 runs). 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