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port of Spain: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday surpassed compatriot MS Dhoni to become India’s fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket. Rohit achieved the feat during India’s second Test against the West Indies at Port of Spain. In the match, the ‘Hitman’ was at his best, scoring a commendable 80 off 143 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes.
Now in 443 matches, Rohit has scored 17,298 runs at an average of 42.92. He has scored a total of 44 centuries and 92 fifties in 463 innings, with a best score of 264. Rohit Sourav Ganguly (18,433 runs in 421 matches), Rahul Dravid (24,064 runs in 504 matches), Virat Kohli (25,484 runs in 500 matches) and Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs in 664 matches) are India’s all-time run-scorers in international cricket. Rohit has surpassed Dhoni, scoring 17,092 runs in 535 matches at an average of 44.74. He has scored 15 centuries and 108 fifties, with a best score of 224.
Rohit has represented India in 52 Tests, scoring 3,620 runs at an average of 46.41. He has scored 10 centuries and 15 fifties in 87 innings, with a best score of 212 runs. He has also scored 9,825 runs in 243 ODIs at an average of 48.63. He has scored 30 centuries and 48 fifties in 236 innings, with a best score of 264.
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Rohit has also represented India in 148 T20Is, scoring 3,853 runs at an average of 31.32. He has scored four centuries and 29 half-centuries in his shorter format career, with a best score of 118.
Rohit also achieved another milestone during the match when he completed 2,000 runs as an opener in Tests. Rohit has scored 2,035 runs in 40 innings of 27 Test matches at an average of 53.55 as an opener. He has scored seven hundreds and five fifties at this venue, with a best score of 212.
Talking about the match, on the basis of the century partnership between Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, Team India ended the first day with 288 runs for 4 wickets. Kohli, playing his historic 500th international match, is unbeaten on 87 while Jadeja is on 36.
Former India captain Kohli can become the first batsman to score a century in his 500th match on the second day of the second Test on Friday.
