New DelhiRohit Sharma is one of the star players of Team India. Currently he is playing test series against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma has a record in his name which hardly any player can break. It has been 10 years since Rohit made this record but no player has been able to come even close to it.
Rohit Sharma holds the record for scoring the most individual runs in ODIs. In the year 2014, Rohit had played an inning of 264 runs against Sri Lanka. Which is still a record even today. No one has been able to match this record of Rohit till date. Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings in the ODI match while playing against Sri Lanka. Rohit had hit 33 fours and 9 sixes in the innings.
Martin Guptill could get close
New Zealand’s powerful opening batsman Martin Guptill was very close to breaking this record. But he remained unbeaten on 237 runs only. In the 2015 ODI World Cup, he scored unbeaten 237 runs against West Indies. This was the highest individual score by a batsman in the ODI World Cup. He had scored 237 runs in 163 balls. His innings included 24 fours and 11 sixes.
Where are Sachin and Virat?
Sachin Tendulkar has also scored a double century in ODIs. But he is far away from Rohit. Sachin had played an unbeaten inning of 200 runs against South Africa in the year 2010. This is his highest score in ODI. He hit 25 fours and 3 sixes in the innings. Whereas, if we talk about Virat Kohli, his highest score in ODI has been 183. Which he had made against Pakistan in the year 2012.
FIRST PUBLISHED: September 29, 2024, 13:40 IST