Team India’s veteran batsman Rohit Sharma is going to return to the field after about 6 months. He will play in the three-match ODI series against Australia, which will begin in Perth on Sunday (October 19). In this series, the captaincy will be with Shubman Gill, while Rohit will be seen opening as a senior player. Rohit played his last ODI match on March 9 against New Zealand in Dubai, where he played a brilliant inning of 76 runs and became the ‘Player of the Match’. But Rohit Sharma can make many records in his name in the series against Australia.
Opportunity to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record
Rohit Sharma Has scored 8 ODI centuries against Australia so far. If he scores 2 more centuries in this series, he will leave Sachin Tendulkar (9 centuries) behind and become the batsman with the most centuries against Australia.
Chance to hit most sixes in ODI
Rohit has hit 344 sixes in 273 ODI matches so far. He needs only 8 sixes to break the record of Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi (351 sixes). By doing this, he will become the batsman who has hit the most sixes in ODI history.
On the threshold of completing 1000 runs on Australian soil
Rohit Sharma has scored 990 runs in 19 ODI matches played in Australia. He needs only 10 more runs so that he can become the first Indian batsman to complete 1000 runs on Australian soil.
Ganguly’s record also on target
Rohit Sharma’s total runs in ODI are 11,168. If he scores 54 more runs, he will leave Sourav Ganguly (11,221 runs) behind and become the third highest ODI run scorer for India.
Towards completing 500 international matches
Rohit Sharma has played 499 international matches for India so far. If he plays any match in this series against Australia, he will be like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli And after Rahul Dravid, he will become the fifth player to play 500 international matches for India.
Likely to complete 20,000 international runs
Rohit Sharma has scored 19,700 international runs in his career so far. If he adds 300 runs in this series, he will become the fourth Indian batsman to complete 20,000 runs. Before him, this feat was achieved by Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid.
Let us tell you that the first ODI match against India and Australia will be played in Perth on 19th October. The second match of the series will be held on 23rd October. Whereas the third and last match will be played on 25 October.
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