IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma Joins MS Dhoni In Elite List, Achieves Massive T20 Milestone

02.04.2023 - 14:35 sports.ndtv.com

Rohit Sharma added a huge feat to his already illustrious career as Mumbai Indians face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The MI skipper became the second Indian after MS Dhoni to captain in 200 T20 matches. Overall, Dhoni (307) and Darren Sammy (208) are the two other cricketers who are ahead of Rohit in the elite list.

When it comes to the IPL, Rohit is again second with 143 games, but he has won the tournament five times. The star batsman will also be looking to add a massive milestone to his already illustrious career.

The Indian cricket team skipper is currently just 121 runs from becoming the third batsman in IPL history to score 6000 runs.

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