Captain Rohit Sharma surpassed Dhoni to achieve this huge Milestone for Team India
On Thursday, the captain of the Indian cricket team went past his teammate Dhoni to become the fifth-highest run scorer of team India in international cricket. He accomplished this feat during the second test of Team India against the West Indies at Port of Spain. In the match, the 'Hitman' was at his vintage best. He scored around 80 runs in 143 balls, which consisted of nine fours and two sixes.
In around 443 appearances, Rohit Sharma has scored 17,298 runs at an average of 42.92. He has scored a total of 44 centuries and 92 fifties in 463 innings, with the best score of 264.
He is behind legends like Sourav Ganguly, who has scored 18,433 runs in 421 matches; Rahul Dravid, who has scored 24,064 runs in 504 matches; Virat Kohli, who has scored 25,484 runs in 500 matches; and Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored 34,357 runs in 664 matches, as India's all-time run-scorers in international cricket. Rohit has overtaken Dhoni as he has scored 17,092 runs in 535 matches at an average of 44.74. He has scored 15 centuries and 108 fifties, with a best score of 224.
Hitman has represented India in 52 Tests, where he scored 3,620 runs at an average of 46.41. He has scored 10 centuries and 15 half centuries in 87 innings, with the best score of 212 runs.
He has also scored 9,825 runs in 243 ODI matches at an average of 48.63. He has scored 30 centuries and 48 fifties in 236 innings, with the best score of 264.
The captain of Team India has also represented the team in 148 T20Is, scoring 3,853 runs at an average of 31.32. He has scored four centuries and 29 half-centuries in his short format, with the best score of 118.