India vs England: Rohit Sharma Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar In A Stunning Record

In a remarkable turn of events when Rohit Sharma was struggling with his form, he hit a stunning half century against England during the second ODI at Cuttack in Barabati Stadium and overtook the legendary Sachin Tendulkar‘s record for the most runs as an opener for India. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma surpassed Tendulkar and moved to 2nd place just behind Virender Sehwag.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15,335 runs as an opener and after today’s half century Rohit Sharma overcame him by scoring 15,350 runs. Although the ‘Sultan of Multan’ stands tall with 16,119 runs but what is appreciable in Rohit‘s innings is he overtook cricketing legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.

Top 5

Known for his elegant batting style and ability to convert runs into Mammoth scores, Rohit Sharma’s journey reflect his growth as a batter. The top five Indian batters as openers are Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Shikhar Dhawan with Shikhar Dhawan at the fifth spot with 10,867 runs and Sunil Gavaskar at the fourth spot with 12,258 runs.

More Runs To Come

What make this achievement even more special is that he is still actively playing and this is a good sign as India will appear in the champions trophy and fans have high hope with the Indian skipper also his tax and his form after today’s innings suggest that he could potentially overtake Virender Sehwag’s record as wellFrance expect him to be this consistent and cement, his legacy as one of India’s finest openers