He used seven fours and three sixes to score 58 from 47 balls in a tied game.
He became the first player to reach 15,000 international runs in the game.
Here, we examine the hitters who have reached 15,000 international runs in the fastest time while leading off an inning.
Sachin Tendulkar – 331 innings
Rohit’s previous partner Sachin Tendulkar tops this rundown as he achieved the achievement in only 331 innings.
According to ESPNcricinfo, he generally completed his vocation with 15,335 stumbles into 346 innings while opening at a normal of 48.07.
He scored 45 tons and 75 fifties while batting at the top. 15,310 of his runs as an opener came in ODIs.
Rohit Sharma – 352 innings
Rohit took 352 innings to achieve this achievement. By and large, Rohit presently has 15,039 runs while batting at the top at 46.56 (100s: 43, 50s: 77).
Generally, he turned into the tenth opener with 15,000 worldwide runs.
Strikingly, Rohit was a center request player in the underlying portion of his global profession.
Notwithstanding, he later leaving an imprint while opening in every one of the three configurations.
David Warner – 361 innings
Australia’s David Warner, who’s presently resigned from global cricket, likewise opened in every one of the three arrangements.
While he took 361 innings to finish 15,000 global runs as an opener, he generally wrapped up with 18,744 runs while batting at the top across 374 innings at 42.89.
The entirety of his 49 tons and 97 of his 98 worldwide fifties have come as an opener.
Different individuals on this rundown
As referenced, Rohit turned into the tenth opener to achieve 15,000 worldwide runs. Other than Tendulkar and Warner, he joined Sanath Jayasuriya, Chris Gayle, Graeme Smith, Desmond Haynes, Virender Sehwag, Tamim Iqbal, and Alastair Cook. India is the main country with three hitters on this rundown.