Two great batsmen of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, are known all over the world for their brilliant performances. Both the players have given many memorable innings to Indian cricket. However, when it comes to records, Rohit Sharma has some records to his name which Virat Kohli will never be able to break in his entire career.
Rohit Sharma made his international debut before Virat Kohli, but Kohli has already surpassed Rohit in terms of runs and total centuries. However, Rohit Sharma has many unbreakable records to his name while playing as an opener.
5 big cricket records of Rohit Sharma
Most centuries in the tournament
Rohit Sharma made this record by scoring five centuries in the World Cup 2019. In this entire tournament, he scored 648 runs in 9 matches at an average of 81. Scoring runs consistently in big tournaments is the hallmark of a great player and Rohit has proved his greatness by making this record.
Most sixes in international cricket
Rohit Sharma has so far hit 620 sixes in 483 matches in international cricket, which is a world record. Virat Kohli is far behind in this matter, he has only 301 sixes to his name so far.
Oldest captain to win T20 World Cup
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has won the title of T20 World Cup 2024. With this, he became the oldest captain to win this title in this tournament. Virat Kohli is not included in this record, as both the players have now retired from T20 International.
Most centuries in T20 International cricket
Rohit Sharma has scored 5 centuries in T20 while Virat Kohli has scored only one century. Both the players have already retired from T20, so now Virat will not be able to break this record.
The biggest innings in ODI cricket
Rohit Sharma's explosive innings of 264 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014 is the biggest innings in ODI cricket history. Virat Kohli's highest score is 183 runs, which he made against Pakistan in 2012.