Rohit Sharma has stated a brilliant century in the second one-day match against England and expressed his desire to play more. Despite a recent slump in form, a batsman like Rohit Sharma can regain his form with just one match. Fortunately, Rohit has returned to his schedule before the Champions Trophy. Now, he has the opportunity to achieve a new milestone by playing another great innings in the last ODI. The question remains whether he will accomplish this feat before the Champions Trophy or during the ICC tournament.
Rohit Sharma’s Impressive Innings
In the second ODI against England in Cuttack, Rohit Sharma played a remarkable innings, scoring 119 runs on just 90 balls. He hit 7 sixes and 12 fours, with a strike rate close to 132. The English bowlers struggled to contain Rohit Sharma. However, he fell short of achieving a new milestone in this match. If he had scored 13 more runs, he could have reached 11,000 ODI runs, but he was dismissed before achieving this feat.
Overtaking Rahul Dravid
Rohit Sharma has scored 10,987 runs in ODIs so far, surpassing Rahul Dravid’s record. Rahul Dravid scored 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs, while Rohit has achieved this feat in 267 matches. Now, Rohit needs just 13 more runs to complete 11,000 runs in ODIs, which he is likely to achieve in the last match.
Opportunities Ahead
Rohit Sharma has a great chance to score 11,000 runs, but the question remains whether he will achieve this milestone before the Champions Trophy. The last match of the series will be played on February 12 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After this, Team India will compete in the Champions Trophy on February 20, starting with a match against Bangladesh.