8 Records Rohit Sharma can shatter during Australia tour:Hitman 100 runs away from 50 centuries, will play his 500th international match in Perth

As Team India buckles up for the three-match ODI series on the Australia tour, it is also a test for ex-ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Notably, Australia contains tracks that make one of Mr Sharma’s favourite white-ball destinations to bat on. However, he is returning to international cricket after a long seven-month break. The last time he represented India was during the Champions Trophy 2025, which was played in the ODI format. Notably, in this format and white-ball cricket, his legacy stands next to legends. As one of India’s finest class cricketers returns to cricket after a long hiatus, let’s take a look at the top 8 milestones that he can achieve during the three-match ODI series Down Under. 8 records that Rohit Sharma can surpass during Australia Tour 1. Need 1 century to complete 50 International centuries Since the dawn of his career from 2007 to 2025, Rohit Sharma has played 499 matches in the international cricket. However, coincidentally, he has scored 49 centuries in his international career so far and is just one century away from reaching the milestone of 50 international centuries. On the Australia tour, Sharma has a chance to achieve that landmark. 2. One match away from 500 international matches The ODI series in Australia is also important for Rohit Sharma since he has played 499 games in his international career. So when he returns for the 1st ODI game against Australia on 19 October, Sunday, he will come out to play his 500th international game in cricket. 3. Need eight more sixes to achieve the ‘Most sixes in ODI format’ record So far in his international career, India’s former ODI skipper has smashed 341 sixes overall in the ODI format. With such a gigantic count, he stands only second to former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (351) in terms of most sixes in the ODI format. If he hits 8 more sixes in the upcoming ODI series against Australia, he’ll top the record for the most sixes in the one-day format. 4. Need 30 runs to complete ‘8000 ODI runs for winning cause’ Apart from key milestones, there is another landmark that Rohit Sharma can achieve on the upcoming Australia tour. That is the record of completing 8000 runs in the ODI format in wins or for winning cause. So far, he has scored 7970 runs for India in the one-day format when his side has won. So if India wins a match and he scores more than 30 runs in that match, he will achieve this unique record. 5. Need 10 runs to achieve ‘1st Indian to reach 1000 ODI runs vs Australia in Australia’ The first time Rohit Sharma played an ODI match against Australia in Australia was on 3 February 2008. However, since then, he has played 18 one-day games against the Aussies on their home turf, smashing four centuries. In total, he has scored 990 runs till 2025. Now he is just 10 runs away from completing 1000 ODI runs Down Under, and he will become the first Indian player to achieve such a feat. 6. Need 174 runs to become ‘Leading run scorer for India as an opener’ As an opener for India, Virender Sehwag has been a leading run scorer for the team as an opener, scoring 15,758 runs in 321 international appearances. Notably, Rohit Sharma had scored 15,404 runs in 343 matches till the ODI series against England in February this year. However, after the Champions Trophy 2025, he stands at 15,584 runs in international cricket. So, after the last international cricket appearance, he is just 174 runs away from becoming the leading run scorer for India as an opener. 7. Need 1 century to become ‘Only Indian opener to score 10 centuries against Australia’ Since his debut in 2007, Rohit Sharma has hit 9 centuries against Australia in 84 matches across all formats. His highest score against the Aussies in any given format is 209, and now he is just one century away from becoming the only Indian opener to smash 10 centuries against Australia. 8. 54 runs away from becoming ‘3rd leading run scorers among Indians in ODI format’ Among the leading Indian run-scorers in the ODI format, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar stands at the top with 18,426 runs in 463 matches. However, Rohit Sharma is trailing former India skipper Sourav Ganguly (11,221) for the third spot as the highest Indian ODI run-getter with 11,168 runs. Now he is just 54 runs away from becoming the 3rd highest run-scoring Indian in ODIs.