The final match of the World Test Championship between India and Australia will begin at The Oval in London from Thursday. This match can prove to be very special for Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team in the title match of an ICC event for the first time. Moreover, he has a golden opportunity to join a very exclusive club.
Rohit Sharma has a chance to make a big achievement as an opener in international cricket. Rohit Sharma needs only 27 runs to complete 13,000 runs as an opener in international cricket. Rohit Sharma will become the third Indian batsman to score 13,000 or more runs as an opener in international cricket.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has scored 12973 runs as an opener in international cricket, including 38 centuries. His average was 46.33. The Hitman achieved more success in the ODI format, where he scored 7807 runs in 157 matches as an opener with the help of 28 centuries. Even after opening in the Test format in 2019, Rohit Sharma achieved a lot of success.
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Rohit Sharma scored 1794 runs in 22 Tests with the help of 7 centuries. Rohit Sharma is considered one of the legendary openers in T20 International cricket. He has scored 3372 runs in 114 T20 International matches with the help of 4 centuries.
Please tell that before Rohit Sharma, only two Indian openers have scored 13,000 or more runs in international cricket. These two are none other than the great batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Virender Sehwag scored 15,758 runs. Whereas Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15,335 runs. As soon as Rohit Sharma completes his 27th run, both these legends will join the special club of batsmen.
