In the second ODI against Australia, Rohit Sharma notched up a brilliant half-century which was his 59th in the format, to help India recover from initial setbacks. In the process, in elite ODI list, Rohit Sharma also surpassed Sourav Ganguly and Adam Gilchrist.
In the second ODI of the three-match series, India and Australia locked horns, with all the centre of attention on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli again. As Virat Kohli bagged a second consecutive duck for the first time in his career, the Adelaide crowd was in for massive disappointment yet again but Rohit Sharma made sure to cheer up the fans of India. Rohit Sharma survived the early phase of the innings and achieved his 59th ODI fifty. In this way, he also surpassed all-time greats like Sourav Ganguly and Adam Gilchrist in the elite list.
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As an opener for India in the 50-over format, Rohit Sharma is now the second-highest run-scorer and overall fourth in this aspect, going past Adam Gilchrist. Rohit has scored 9219 runs in 186 innings in ODI cricket as an opener so far at perfect average of 54.55 with 30 centuries and 46 fifties to his credit.
For Australia cricket team, Adam Gilchrist was one of the excellent openers ever and was also commentating on air when Rohit Sharma went past him in this record. As an opener Adam Gilchrist gathered 9200 runs in 259 innings at an average of 36.5 with 16 tons and 53 fifties to his name. With opening the innings, record for Sourav Ganguly, he scored 9146 runs in 236 innings at an average of 41.57, achieving 19 centuries and 58 fifties.
As opener most runs in ODIs
| Players | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 15310 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 12740 |
| Chris Gayle | 10179 |
| Rohit Sharma | 9219 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 9200 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 9146 |
In Australia, Rohit Sharma completes 1000 runs vs Australia
During Rohit’s outstanding knock, In Australia, he also became the first player of India to finish 1000 runs against Australia. He has collected 1071 runs so far in 21 innings at an average of 56.36 along with four centuries and three fifties with highest score being 171*
