The Indian cricket team is set to play a 3-match One Day International (ODI) series against England. Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian ODI team, will be making a comeback in the format. He has a chance to create history against England before the Champions Trophy by achieving 11,000 runs in the ODI format. To accomplish this, Rohit Sharma needs to score just 134 runs in his next 19 ODI innings, which would make him the second-fastest batsman to reach 11,000 runs in ODIs. It is expected that he can achieve this milestone during the England series.
Virat Kohli currently holds the record for the fastest 11,000 runs in ODI format, having reached this figure in 222 matches. Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is second on this list, achieving the feat in 276 matches. Following Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are Ricky Ponting, who completed 11,000 ODI runs in 286 matches, and Sourav Ganguly, who did so in 288 ODIs. Jack Kallis, a South African cricket legend, touched the 11,000-run mark in 293 matches.
Rohit Sharma has represented India in 265 ODIs, scoring 10,886 runs with a strike rate of 92.44 and an average of 49.17. In the ODI format, he has crossed the 50-run mark 57 times, in addition to scoring 31 centuries. Notably, Rohit Sharma has achieved a double century three times, with his highest score being 264 runs – the highest individual score in ODI cricket history. So far, no other batsman has scored a double century in ODIs more than twice, aside from Rohit Sharma.