Rohit Sharma becomes third player to complete 3000 runs in T20 Internationals

T20 World Cup: Team India’s hitman Rohit Sharma has completed his 3000 runs in T20 International cricket. He achieved this feat during the India-Namibia match played on Monday night at the Dubai International Stadium. He is the third player in the world to do so.

Before Rohit, Virat Kohli and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill have reached this point. Virat Kohli tops the list of highest run scorers in T20 Internationals with 3227 runs. Martin Guptill is at the second position with 3115 runs and Rohit Sharma is at the third position with 3038 runs. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has also crossed the 3000 mark in T20 International in the same World Cup.

The special thing in Rohit’s reaching this figure has been that he has scored equal runs on domestic, foreign and neutral grounds. He has 1019 runs on home grounds, 1001 runs on foreign pitches and 1018 runs on neutral grounds.

Hitman Rohit Sharma has scored 4 centuries in T20
Rohit Sharma made his T20 debut in the year 2007. So far he has scored runs in 108 innings of 116 international matches at an average of 32. Rohit’s strike rate has been 140. Rohit’s name includes 4 centuries and 24 half-centuries in T20.

Rohit’s bat plays a lot as a captain in T20
Rohit Sharma has led the team in 19 T20 Internationals. In these 19 matches, 712 runs have been scored at an average of 42 runs. These include his 2 centuries.

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