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Rohit Sharma surpasses Ganguly to become India’s third-highest run-getter in ODIs

Indian cricket star Rohit Sharma made history on Thursday at Adelaide Oval during the second ODI against Australia. He became India’s third-highest run-scorer in ODIs, surpassing Sourav Ganguly’s record of 11,221 runs. Sharma achieved this milestone by hitting a four off Adam Zampa in the 21st over.The Mumbai-born batter reached this landmark in his 275th ODI for India, while Ganguly had played 308 matches between 1992 and 2007, scoring his runs in 297 innings. Now, only Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) and Virat Kohli (14,181) have scored more runs for India in ODIs.Most runs for India in ODIs

The day was particularly special for Sharma as he also broke another of Ganguly’s records. He became India’s highest run-scorer in ODIs as an opener, going past Ganguly’s tally of 9,146 runs. This achievement came early in the match when he scored his first run.

Adding to his list of achievements, Sharma became the first player to score 1,000 runs in India-Australia ODI matches played in Australia. He reached this milestone with a boundary off Mitchell Starc in the third over. This was Sharma’s 21st ODI against Australia in their home conditions.In the list of top run-scorers in India-Australia ODIs played in Australia, Sharma leads a prestigious group including Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Steve Smith. However, the overall record for most ODI runs scored in Australia against the home team belongs to West Indies legend Viv Richards.Rohit’s stay in the middle was halted by Mitchell Starc but not before the right-hander scored 73 off 97 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes, and shared a 118-run third-wicket stand with Shreyas Iyer, who was 50 not out when Rohit departed. By hitting two sixes for the Shubman Gill-led side, Rohit etched his name into history.His first six of the match made him the first Asian cricketer to reach 150 sixes in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia).