Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has made the 10000 runs in ODI cricket and has joined teammate Virat Kohli and idol Sachin Tendulkar in the top 3 fastest players to reach the milestone. The right-handed opener reached the landmark in the IND vs SL clash in the Asia Cup 2023. Rohit hit a straight six over the bowler’s head to reach the 10,000-run mark with style.
Fastest to 10000 runs in ODI
The fastest player to reach 10000 runs in ODI is Virat Kohli. The batter reached the landmark in just 205 innings. Kohli is also the quickest player in terms of time taken to reach the landmark (10 years and 67 days).
2nd Fastest to 10000 runs in ODI
Rohit Sharma has become the 2nd fastest player to reach 10000 runs in ODIs. Rohit, who at one point held the record of being one of the slowest to reach 2000 ODI runs, has now broken his idol Sachin Tendulkar’s record by 18 innings. Rohit reached the milestone in 241 innings and is 36 innings behind Kohli.
3rd Fastest to 10000 runs in ODI
The 3rd fastest player to reach the landmark is Sachin Tendulkar. The Little Master is the one who created the record and held it for 17 years before Kohli broke his record by 55 innings. Tendulkar reached the milestone in 259 innings against Australia in 2001.
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Players with 10000 runs in ODI
| Player | Match Date | Debut | Time | Innings |
| Virat Kohli | 24 Oct 2018 | 18 Aug 2008 | 10y 67d | 205 |
| Rohit Sharma | 12 Sep 2023 | 23 Jun 2007 | 16y 81d | 241 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 31 Mar 2001 | 18 Dec 1989 | 11y 103d | 259 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 Aug 2005 | 11 Jan 1992 | 13y 204d | 263 |
| Ricky Ponting | 24 Mar 2007 | 15 Feb 1995 | 12y 37d | 266 |
| Jacques Kallis | 23 Jan 2009 | 9 Jan 1996 | 13y 14d | 272 |
| MS Dhoni | 14 Jul 2018 | 23 Dec 2004 | 13y 203d | 273 |
| Brain Lara | 16 Dec 2006 | 9 Nov 1990 | 16y 37d | 278 |
| Chris Gayle | 27 Feb 2019 | 11 Sep 1999 | 19y 169d | 282 |
| Rahul Dravid | 14 Feb 2007 | 3 Apr 1996 | 10y 317d | 287 |
| T Dilshan | 26 Jul 2015 | 11 Dec 1999 | 15y 227d | 293 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 17 Feb 2012 | 5 Jul 2000 | 11y 227d | 296 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 19 Sep 2004 | 22 Nov 1991 | 12y 302d | 299 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 Aug 2005 | 26 Dec 1989 | 15y 226d | 328 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 18 Nov 2011 | 24 Jan 1998 | 13y 298d | 333 |
