Rohit Sharma breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s 22‑year‑old record, scoring 10,000 ODI runs as an opener.

New Chandigarh: Indian cricket legend Rohit Sharma achieves another historic milestone in One Day cricket.

New Chandigarh: Indian cricket legend batsman Rohit Sharma has claimed yet another historic achievement in One Day cricket. In the third ODI against the West Indies, Rohit, as an opener, completed 10,000 ODI runs, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 22‑year‑old record in this regard.

Rohit needed just 2 runs before the match to reach this special milestone. He made history by scoring those 2 runs in the opening overs of the innings. Rohit achieved this feat as an opener in 202 innings, while Sachin Tendulkar had reached 10,000 runs in 214 innings.

🌟 The fourth opener to reach 10,000 runs

With this achievement, Rohit Sharma became the world’s fourth batsman to score 10,000 ODI runs as an opener. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunath Jayasuriya, and Chris Gayle had accomplished this feat.

Innings taken to reach 10,000 runs as an opener:
Rohit Sharma – 202 innings
Sachin Tendulkar – 214 innings
Chris Gayle – 268 innings
Sunath Jayasuriya – 303 innings

🔥 Record‑laden series for Rohit

The ODI series against the West Indies has been very special for Rohit Sharma. In the second ODI he played a brilliant 101‑run innings and, during that match, also crossed his 12,000 ODI run milestone. He became the third Indian batsman to achieve this after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.

Now, by completing 10,000 runs as an opener in the third ODI, Rohit has added another major record to his name.

In other words, the “Hitman” has written history once again—Sachin’s old record was broken, and Rohit Sharma became the fastest opener to reach 10,000 ODI runs in the world.