Rohit Sharma completes 20,000 international runs:Also completes 5000 runs at home, Virat Kohli’s most sixes in a series; top records

India defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the third ODI to win the series 2-1. Batting first in Visakhapatnam, South Africa scored 270 runs, in response to which Team India achieved the target in the 40th over, losing just one wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant century, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scored half-centuries. Saturday belonged to Rohit Sharma. He completed 20 thousand runs in international cricket and also completed 5 thousand ODI runs while playing in India. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli also set a new record by hitting 12 sixes in this series. Top records of IND Vs SA third ODI: 1. Rohit’s 20 thousand international runs Rohit Sharma has completed 20 thousand runs in international cricket. He became the fourth Indian batsman to do so. Before him, only Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Rahul Dravid had achieved this feat. 2. Rohit completes 5 thousand ODI runs at home Rohit Sharma completed his 5000 ODI runs while playing in India. With this milestone, he has now entered the top-5 list of batsmen with the most runs on home soil. 3. Rohit hit 64 sixes against South Africa Rohit Sharma has hit 64 sixes against South Africa so far, thus equaling Australia’s David Warner. Now both have the most sixes recorded in this regard. 4. Rohit Sharma surpassed Gayle Rohit Sharma surpassed West Indies’ Chris Gayle in terms of scoring the most 50+ scores as an opener in ODIs. Rohit has scored 50+ 79 times in just 190 innings, while Gayle had achieved this feat 78 times in 274 innings. At the top of this list is India’s own Sachin Tendulkar, who has 120 scores of 50+ recorded. 5. Kohli holds the record for most Player of the Series awards Virat Kohli has become the player with the most Player of the Tournament trophies in international cricket series. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli now has 20 Player of the Tournament trophies, while Sachin Tendulkar has 19 trophies. ICC tournaments are not included in this record. In the overall Player of the Tournament record, Virat Kohli has already surpassed Sachin Tendulkar. He has 22 trophies, while Sachin has 20 trophies. 5. Kohli’s most sixes in a series Virat Kohli set a record by hitting the most sixes (12) in a series. Previously, he had hit 9 sixes each in the 2023 World Cup and against Sri Lanka. But this time, Kohli hit 12 sixes in the 3-match series played against South Africa. This is India’s third-highest six-score in any series to date. Only Shubman Gill (14 vs New Zealand 2023) and Rohit Sharma (13 vs Sri Lanka 2017) are above him. 6. Yashasvi is the sixth Indian to score centuries in all three formats Yashasvi Jaiswal became the sixth Indian to score centuries in all three formats (Test+ODI+T20). This elite list includes the names of Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill. 7. Bavuma’s 2 thousand ODI runs, SA’s oldest batter Temba Bavuma completed 2000 ODI runs in 53 innings. Interestingly, at the age of 35 years and 203 days, Bavuma became South Africa’s oldest batsman to complete 2000 ODI runs. Before him, this record was held by Rassie van der Dussen (34 years 247 days). 8. De Kock surpassed Kohli Quinton de Kock has also surpassed Virat Kohli in terms of converting fifties into centuries in ODIs. Among batsmen who have played more than 100 innings, De Kock’s conversion rate is 41.81%, which is the highest in the world. Virat Kohli is second with 41.40%, while Hashim Amla (40.91%), David Warner (40%), and Shai Hope (38.78%) follow him. 9. De Kock joins Sangakkara’s club Quinton de Kock has scored 23 centuries as a wicketkeeper in ODIs. He has equaled Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara in this regard. Big names like Shai Hope (19), Adam Gilchrist (16), Jos Buttler (11) and AB de Villiers and MS Dhoni (10-10) follow him. 10. De Kock scored his 7th ODI century against India Quinton de Kock scored his 7th century against India. He has equalled Sanath Jayasuriya by scoring these many centuries in just 23 innings, whereas Jayasuriya took 85 innings to score the same number of centuries against India. Great batsmen like AB de Villiers, Ponting, and Sangakkara are also a step behind De Kock. 11. De Kock equals Sachin Quinton de Kock has scored 7 centuries in India. He has joined the club of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Saeed Anwar, AB de Villiers, and Rohit Sharma for scoring the most centuries in any foreign country. 12. De Kock’s most centuries as a wicketkeeper against a single country De Kock has scored the most centuries as a wicketkeeper against a single country. Legends like Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara are also behind De Kock. Gilchrist scored 6 against Sri Lanka, while Sangakkara scored 6 centuries against India. 13. Kuldeep took 4 wickets for the 11th time in ODIs Kuldeep Yadav has taken 4 or more wickets for the 11th time in ODIs. Only Mohammed Shami and Ajit Agarkar are ahead of him. Kuldeep has now surpassed legends like Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath. Against Africa, Kuldeep has taken 36 wickets in 16 matches so far. The most special thing is that Kuldeep holds the record for taking 4 wickets five times against Africa. This is the most by any Indian bowler against a single team. He has surpassed Zaheer Khan (4 against Zimbabwe) and Mohammed Shami (4 against West Indies) in this regard.