Rohit Sharma joins elite list of six Indian batsmen to score 17,000+ international runs

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has joined an elite list of six Indian batsmen to have scored over 17,000 runs in international cricket. The milestone was achieved during Day 3 of the fourth and final test match against Australia. The other Indian batsmen to achieve this feat include Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rohit played in 438 international games before reaching this milestone (49 Tests, 241 ODIs, and 148 ODIs). However, he was unable to convert his strong start during this innings and was dismissed on 35 off 58 deliveries.

The Indian cricket captain has had a good start to the series, scoring 120 in the first innings of the Nagpur Test last month. However, he has not been as successful in the next two Tests, with scores of 32, 31, 12, and 12 over the next four innings. In the Ahmedabad Test, Australia scored a strong 480 runs in the first innings, the first time they have breached the 400-run mark in the series. Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green scored centuries for the visitors, while Ravichandran Ashwin, picked up a five-wicket haul in his 32nd Test career.

India needs a win in the final Test against Australia to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship. If they fail to beat Australia, the Rohit Sharma-led team will hope for New Zealand to prevent a 0-2 clean sweep defeat from Sri Lanka.

FAQs

Q1: Which milestone did Rohit Sharma achieve during the fourth and final Test against Australia?
Rohit Sharma joined an elite list of six Indian batsmen to have scored over 17,000 runs in international cricket.

Q2: Who are the other five Indian batsmen to have achieved this milestone?
The other five Indian batsmen to achieve this milestone are Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.