Starting from January 11, opener of Indian Cricket Team Rohit Sharma is pulling his socks up for the ODI series against New Zealand. The opening match will be in Vadodara. Against Proteas, he played a crucial role in 2-1 victory of India in the three-match series. The Indian batter will thoroughly concentrate on the 50-over format in 2026.
Notably, Rohit Sharma can achieve some incredible milestones in International cricket against the Kiwis. Below are the such 12 records.
- Most hundreds as an Indian opener
In the International cricket,Rohit Sharma has total 50 centuries,out of which 45 came while batting as an opener. As an opener Rohit Sharma needs one more century to overtake the Sachin Tendulkar records of 45 tons in the list. - Ruling with maximums sixes
Rohit Sharma holds the record for most sixes in the ODI format with 355 sixes in 279 matches. He needs just two more sixes to capture the record for most sixes in the ODI format as an opener. - Dominating the New Zealand
Across 31 matches against Black Caps in ODIs, the opening batter accounts for more than 1000 runs. He smacking 47 sixes in the process, needs just four more to steal the record for most sixes against the New Zealand. - Sixes against SENA
Former West Indies opener Chris Gayle currently on the top for record for most sixes (342) against SENA in International cricket. With 338 sixes,Rohit Sharma follows him in the second spot and needs just five more to overtake the Chris Gayle.
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Chris Gayle with 87 sixes is at the top for most sixes against New Zealand across formats. Rohit Sharma (81) requires seven more sixes outplay Chris Gayle tally. - Most 50+ scores against the New Zealand
In the international cricket, as an opener,Rohit has 14 fifty-plus scores against Kiwis. He needs one more half-century to overtake Sehwag record in the list. - Ruling in victories of India
Rohit has hit 99 fifty-plus scores as an opener in victories of India and needs just one more to script history, becoming the only opener with 100 fifty-plus scorers in winning matches. - 16K mark as an opener
Rohit is among the best Indian batsmen with over 20,000 runs in international cricket. While batting as an opener, he needs just 67 more runs to complete 16,000 runs. - 7K ODI runs in Asia
Rohit is one of the dominating batters in the Asian subcontinent in the ODI format with 6959 runs in 163 matches. He needs only 31 runs to achieve the mark of 7000 runs. - Success against SENA
Rohit Sharma needs just 130 more runs to become the only Asian opener to reach the mark of 9000 runs against SENA. - Leading the victories of India
In the winning matches, former Australia batter David Warner is at the top for most runs as an opener (12,279 runs in 264 innings) in international cricket. Rohit needs only 217 more runs to become the most successful opener across formats. - Highest run-scorer in ODIs
Rohit Sharma needs only 224 more runs to become the 7th-highest run-getter in the ODI format. Currently he is all-time 9th highest run-scorer in ODI format with 11,516 runs in 279 matches.
