Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma Becomes Second-Fastest to Achieve 11,000 ODI Runs
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Synopsis
In the 2025 Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma has reached the milestone of 11,000 ODI runs, making him the fourth Indian and tenth overall to do so, while Mohammed Shami set a record for the fastest 200 wickets by an Indian bowler.
Key Takeaways
- Rohit Sharma surpasses 11,000 ODI runs.
- He becomes the second-fastest player to reach this milestone.
- Mohammed Shami achieves 200 wickets in a record time.
- Virat Kohli ties for the most catches as a fielder for India.
- Shami is the fastest in terms of balls bowled to reach 200 ODI wickets.
Dubai, Feb 20 (NationPress) Captain Rohit Sharma has officially become the fourth Indian men's batsman and the tenth player overall to surpass 11,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the 2025 Champions Trophy Group A match against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
Rohit, a right-handed batsman, achieved the 11,000 ODI run milestone by driving Mustafizur Rahman for a boundary on the fifth ball of the fourth over. He has now entered the elite 11,000 ODI runs club, joining the ranks of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Sourav Ganguly.
With this achievement, he became the second-fastest men's player to reach 11,000 ODI runs, accomplishing the feat in 261 innings, just behind Kohli, who did it in 222 innings. In terms of balls faced, Rohit is also the second fastest, having faced 11,868 deliveries, while Kohli needed 11,831 balls.
Sachin Tendulkar remains the all-time leading run-scorer in ODIs with over 18,000 runs in 452 innings, while Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka follows with 14,234 runs.
Earlier in the same match, veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to achieve 200 wickets in men’s ODIs, reaching the milestone in 104 matches, surpassing Ajit Agarkar's record of 133 matches.
At just 34 years old, Shami is also the second-quickest bowler overall to reach 200 men's ODI wickets, tied with former Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq. The record is held by Mitchell Starc from Australia, who accomplished it in 102 matches. Additionally, Shami is the fastest bowler to achieve 200 ODI wickets in terms of balls bowled, with a total of 5,126 deliveries, ahead of Starc's 5,240 balls.
In the same encounter, Virat Kohli completed 156 catches in men's ODIs, making him joint leader for India alongside Mohammad Azharuddin. Overall, only Mahela Jayawardene (218) and Ricky Ponting (160) have more catches as fielders in men's ODIs.
