Sunday , November 24 2024

Rohit created history, first Indian captain to achieve this feat

Rohit Sharma is captaining India in the T20 World Cup 2024. Team India has reached the semi-finals of the tournament under the captaincy of Hitman. So far Rohit Sharma is in good form with the bat. He scored 92 runs in 41 balls against Australia with the help of 7 fours and 8 sixes. With this innings, Rohit Sharma made a record that even MS Dhoni could not make.

In fact, Rohit Sharma has become the highest run-scorer as an Indian captain in a season of the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma had earlier become the highest run-scorer in the ODI World Cup 2023 as a captain. Rohit Sharma has become the highest run-scorer as an Indian captain in a season of ODI and T20 World Cup. Rohit became the first Indian captain to score the most runs in both formats in the World Cup.

Rohit Sharma's performance in the World Cup

In the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian captain has scored 191 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches at an average of 38.20 and a strike rate of 159.17. During this, he has scored 2 half-centuries. Hitman has hit 16 fours and 13 sixes so far. Earlier, Rohit Sharma had scored the most runs as captain in the ODI World Cup 2023. Rohit scored 597 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches at an average of 54.27. During this, he scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries.

International career of Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has played 59 Tests, 262 ODIs and 157 T20 International matches in his international career so far. Hitman has scored 4137 runs in 101 Test innings. During this, he scored 12 centuries and 17 half-centuries. Apart from this, Rohit has scored 10709 runs in 254 ODI innings and 4165 runs in 149 T20 International innings. Rohit has scored 31 centuries and 55 half-centuries in ODIs, while in T20 Internationals he has scored 5 centuries and 31 half-centuries.