Rohit Sharma completes 9,000 ODI runs as opener: Key stats
What's the story
Rohit Sharma has attained a massive milestone in ODIs. The Indian cricket team skipper has surpassed 9,000 runs in ODIs as an opener.
Rohit achieved the landmark in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy encounter against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
The veteran batter got to the milestone with his first run of the contest.
Here are the key stats.
Runs
Sixth batter with this feat
Rohit came into this match with 8,999 ODI runs as an opener from 183 matches at an average of 55-plus.
He owns 30 tons and 44 fifties as an opener. As per ESPNcricinfo, he is now the sixth batter in ODI history to achieve this record.
He joins Sachin Tendulkar (15,310), Sanath Jayasuriya (12,740), Chris Gayle (10,179), Adam Gilchrist (9,200), and Sourav Ganguly (9,146).
History
Rohit surpasses 11,000 runs in ODI cricket
Indian captain Rohit recently breached the 11,000-run mark in ODIs. The veteran opener achieved the milestone with his 12th run in India's Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rohit is now the second-fastest to this mark (261 innings) after Virat Kohli, who took just 222 innings. Rohit even went past Master Blaster Tendulkar, who completed 11,000 runs in 276 ODI innings.
Opener
One of the greatest openers!
Rohit is among the greatest openers in ODI history.
Originally a middle-order batter, the 37-year-old turned into an opener during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, as MS Dhoni promoted him.
This transformed the career of Rohit, who went on to hammer three double-centuries in ODI cricket.
He owns the highest-ever individual score in ODI history, an audacious 264 against Sri Lanka from 2014.