Rohit Sharma Break Another Big Record, becomes the most Capped T20I Player, Overtaking Shoaib Malik

Since becoming the team India’s full-time captain, Rohit Sharma has been making and breaking records. Recently, he became the leading run-scorer in T20I. He also has been on a winning streak as the Indian captain. In the 3rd T20 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing bilateral series, Rohit achieved another feat. Rohit Sharma will be playing his 125th T20I, becoming the most capped T20I player. On being asked by Murali Karthik if he is aware of the fact, Rohit said “Not really” smiling. He continued, “It’s a great feeling representing your country in 125 T20Is, feels good, look to continue playing for many more years.”

In the ongoing series, Rohit scored 44 runs in the first match, closely missing a half-ton. However, he gave a strong start to the team, and the momentum was very well used as India won the match by a huge margin of 62 runs. But in the second T20I, he couldn’t contribute much as a batsman. It is his tactical mindset and the ability to wisely use his bowlers, that makes him a successful captain.

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Rohit Sharma made his T20 debut for India in 2007. Hitman definitely is known for his exceptional performance in ODIs. But his batting brilliancy is not just limited to the format. Rohit has some records in T20 cricket as well. He has the highest number of centuries [4] in T20Is. As he is an opener, the majority of balls are often faced by the openers in the shortest format of the game. Moreover, Rohit Sharma is also the leading run-scorer in T20I scoring 3308 runs. He achieved this feat recently, surpassing Martin Guptill. Now, he becomes the most capped T20I Player. Rohit has smashed 292 fours and 155 sixes in his T20I career so far. His highest T20I score is 118, which came against Sri Lanka in 2017.

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