Rohit Sharma may have missed out on a century, but his 92 against West Indies in the third ODI brought a landmark achievement. The former India captain became the fastest opening batter in ODI history to reach 10,000 runs, breaking a record held by Sachin Tendulkar for more than two decades.
Playing in Chandigarh, Rohit made 92 from 85 deliveries, striking 10 fours and three sixes. He fell just eight runs short of a century, yet his innings proved significant for another reason. During his knock, he reached the 10,000-run mark as an opener in his 202nd match.
Tendulkar had previously held the record, reaching 10,000 ODI runs as an opener in 214 matches. Rohit therefore achieved the milestone 12 matches quicker than the Indian batting great, ending a record that had stood for 22 years.
The achievement also made Rohit only the fourth batter to score 10,000 or more ODI runs as an opener. Tendulkar, West Indies great Chris Gayle and Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya are the other three players to have reached the mark.
Tendulkar remains the leading run-scorer among ODI openers. He accumulated 15,310 runs in 340 innings. Jayasuriya follows with 12,740 runs from 383 innings, while Gayle scored 10,179 in 274 innings. Rohit’s latest milestone places him alongside those three celebrated names in an exclusive group.
The record came during an impressive Indian batting display. Rohit’s 92 and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 129 from 87 balls helped India post 351 for seven. Rahul’s innings provided the late acceleration India needed after Rohit had laid the platform at the top of the order.
Despite India’s imposing total, West Indies produced a remarkable chase. Captain Shai Hope led the response with a superb 162 from 143 balls, hitting 17 fours and three sixes. His innings kept the chase under control and allowed the visitors to reach the target with 10 balls to spare, winning by five wickets.
The victory also gave West Indies a new record for their highest successful chase in an ODI involving a target of more than 350 runs. Their previous best had come in 2019, when they chased 327 against Ireland.
The match consequently produced two notable records. Rohit’s individual milestone marked the end of Tendulkar’s long-standing record as the fastest opener to reach 10,000 ODI runs, while West Indies set a new benchmark in their own ODI history with a successful chase of 352.
For Rohit, the missed century will inevitably remain a small frustration. Yet his 92-run innings will be remembered for a far more significant achievement: becoming the quickest opener to reach 10,000 ODI runs and surpassing one of the most enduring records in the history of Indian cricket.
