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IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma ready to make INDIA WESTINDIES 2nd T20 extra special, can become only 7 Indian batsman with 16000 International RUNS: Follow IND WI 2ND T20 LIVE

IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma ready to make INDIA WESTINDIES 2nd T20 extra special, can become only 7 Indian batsman with 16000 International RUNS: Follow IND WI 2ND T20 LIVE

IND vs WI LIVE: Most International Runs India: After becoming the leading run scorer in the T20Is, India captain Rohit Sharma is all set to add another feather to his impressive cap. On Monday, Rohit could become the seventh Indian batter to score 16000 international runs for India. He needs 44 more runs and after […]

IND vs WI LIVE: Most International Runs India: After becoming the leading run scorer in the T20Is, India captain Rohit Sharma is all set to add another feather to his impressive cap. On Monday, Rohit could become the seventh Indian batter to score 16000 international runs for India. He needs 44 more runs and after getting his T20 form back, he would aim to make it special. The milestone will see him join special club with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli. Follow All IND vs WI T20 Series LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.

  • Rohit Sharma will become the seventh player to score 16000 international runs for India
  • The India skipper is the leading run scorer in the T20I format with 3443 runs
  • The list contains the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly

IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma ready to make INDIA WESTINDIES 2nd T20 extra special, can become only 7 Indian batsman with 16000 International RUNS: Follow IND WI 2ND T20 LIVE

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Rohit needs 44 More runs to complete 16000 International runs

As things stand, Rohit is on 15,956 runs from 424 innings in 407 international matches in all formats. The India captain scored 64 in the first T20 on Friday. He will need 44 more runs on Monday to achieve the landmark. Rohit holds a unique distinction of being the leading run scorer in the T20I format and needs 624 runs to reach 10000 runs in ODI.

In Test cricket Rohit has scored 3137 runs and was made the permanent captain of the format in January after Virat Kohli resigned. Rohit Sharma also holds the accolade of scoring the highest ever ODI score of 264 in an innings.

IND vs WI LIVE: Most International Runs India

Player Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
Sachin Tendulkar 664 782 34357 248* 48.52 100 164 34
Rahul Dravid 504 599 24064 270 45.57 48 145 20
Virat Kohli 463 517 23726 254* 53.55 70 122 32
Sourav Ganguly 421 485 18433 239 41.42 38 106 29
MS Dhoni 535 523 17092 224 44.74 15 108 21
Virender Sehwag 363 431 16892 319 40.60 38 70 31
Rohit Sharma 407 424 15956 264 43.47 41 86 25

Rohit Sharma set to join Elite company

  • If Rohit ends up scoring 44 runs on Monday he will join the an elite list which contains Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli.
  • Interestingly all the names above Rohit have been captain of the Indian side at various points of their career with only Virender Sehwag not acting as a permanent captain.
  • Looking at the time in hand and fitness into consideration, Rohit could well add to his tally of runs and become easily surpass the likes of MS Dhoni, Ganguly and Sehwag.
  • He will also become the second Mumbai player to score 16000 international runs after Sachin Tendulkar.

IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma ready to make INDIA WESTINDIES 2nd T20 extra special, can become only 7 Indian batsman with 16000 International RUNS: Follow IND WI 2ND T20 LIVE

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Rohit leads the way in T20I format

As things stand, Rohit became the leading run scorer in the T20 format when he went past Martin Guptill on Friday. With 3443 runs in 129 matches he leads the way ahead of Virat Kohli, Paul Strirling, Aaron Finch. The stats will only get better for Rohit in the coming days as India still have four T20Is against WestIndies, Asia Cup, a home series against Australia and the T20 World Cup.

In the most interesting fact, all the leading run scorers in the three formats represent India and Mumbai. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most runs in ODIs and Test while Rohit now has the same accolade in the T20I format.

Player Mat Runs HS Ave SR 100 50
Rohit Sharma (INDIA) 129 3443 118 32.48 139.73 4 27
Martin Guptill(NZ) 116 3399 105 32.37 136.39 2 20
Virat Kohli (INDIA) 99 3308 94* 50.12 137.66 0 30
Paul Stirling (IRE) 107 2894 115* 29.53 134.98 1 20
Aaron Finch (AUS) 92 2855 172 35.24 145.29 2 17

IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma ready to make INDIA WESTINDIES 2nd T20 extra special, can become only 7 Indian batsman with 16000 International RUNS: Follow IND WI 2ND T20 LIVE

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