On This Day: Rohit Sharma smashed highest-ever individual score in ODI history

Star Indian batter and former skipper Rohit Sharma must have retired from T20Is as well as Test cricket, but continues to feature in the 50-over format. As of date, the top-order batter has been brilliant with the bat in the format and a recent glimpse of the same was seen in Australia, where he smashed his 33^rd ODI hundred with an unbeaten 121 in India’s nine-wicket win.

Boasting 11370 runs across 276 ODIs so far in his career, Rohit Sharma’s best knock came in November 2014. Rohit achieved milestone for the highest individual score in ODI cricket in a match against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 13, 2014 and along with it, shattered several records with his fiery batting against the Lankans. During his 173-ball 264, he hit staggering

33 fours and nine sixes and went on to broke Virender Sehwag’s record, where he had scored 219 against West Indies in Indore.

Rohit Sharma’s ODI Career Records

Player with most ODI runs in an innings (by batting position): Rohit Sharma’s knock of 264 against Sri Lanka makes him the top player with most runs in an innings.

First to score most hundred in a series in ODIs: The Indian top-order batter is the top player to score most hundred in a series in the 50-over format. He smashed five centuries in ICC Cricket World Cup in England in 2019. Overall, he scored 648 runs in nine matches at an average of 81 and a strike rate of 98.33.

Second fastest to 11000 ODI runs: Rohit Sharma is second in the list to reach to fastest 11000 runs in ODIs, which saw him reach the benchmark in 261 innings. He sits only behind Virat Kohli, who dominates the charts.