Rohit Sharma’s Milestone in the Upcoming ODI Series
After a successful T20 series, Team India, led by captain Rohit Sharma, is set to play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. This series marks the beginning of preparations for the Champions Trophy 2025. One of the highlights is that Rohit Sharma is on the verge of breaking significant record
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Rohit Sharma’s Record-Breaking Journey
Rohit Sharma will take the field for the first time after leading India to the T20 World Cup title. In this ODI series, he is set to surpass the records of two cricket legends, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rahul Dravid. Currently, Rohit has scored 10,709 runs in ODI cricket. He needs just 65 runs to surpass Dhoni’s tally of 10,773 runs and 181 runs to exceed Dravid’s 10,889 runs.
If Rohit scores 291 runs in the three matches, he will join the elite club of cricketers who have scored 11,000 runs in ODIs. So far, only Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Sourav Ganguly have achieved this feat.
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India’s ODI squad against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Rian Parag, Akshar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
The ODI series schedule is as follows:
- First ODI: August 2 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Second ODI: August 4 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Third ODI: August 7 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
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