WI vs IND: Rohit Sharma Achieves Huge Milestone, Joins Virat Kohli In Elite List

14.07.2023 - 14:21 sports.ndtv.com

India captain Rohit Sharma added another milestone to his illustrated career on Thursday as he completed 3500 runs in Test cricket format.

Rohit achieved this feat during the first Test match against West Indies here at Windsor Park on Thursday. He is now only the second batter in the world after Virat Kohli to breach the 3,500-run in all three formats.

He is also the 20th India batter to achieve the 3,500-run mark in Test format. Only Kohli (8,479), Cheteshwar Pujara (7,195), and Ajinkya Rahane (5,066) have more Test runs among active Indian players.

Milestone - 3500 Test runs and counting for @ImRo45! #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/W3T7g9HNY8 Meanwhile, Rohit, who averages 45 in the format, has reached the milestone after 51 Tests.

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"Why Stop?": Ex-India Star's Stern Warning For Rohit Sharma And Co Ahead Of 3rd ODI Against West Indies

India meet the West Indies in the third and final ODI at Trinidad on Tuesday with the series on the line. While the visitors won the opening game, the hosts restored parity in the following match-up with a six-wicket win. India rested skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the previous match and former India cricketer Aakash Chopra feels they should continue experimenting if the management thinks that's the way forward. “If you were to look at the series for experiments, why stop? If you're going in with the philosophy that ‘I am going to try a lot of cricketers, I'm going to give chances to the players who haven't gotten enough game time.' Why change? You've done it in the first game, you've done it in the second game. Just give more opportunities to the players who haven't gotten enough in the past,” said Aakash Chopra on JioCinema.