New Delhi. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who retired from T20 after winning the World Cup, are ready to take the field once again. These two Indian legends will play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Virat-Rohit will play in a match for the first time after Gautam Gambhir became the coach. Virat Kohli can make such a record in his name during this series, which is a dream for active cricketers.
Virat Kohli, who made his debut in 2008, has played a total of 530 matches for India so far. These include matches in all three formats – Test, ODI and T20. Kohli has scored 26,884 runs in these matches at an average of 53.55. If he scores 116 runs in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, then his total runs in all three formats will reach 27 thousand. This is a figure that only three legends Sachin Tendulkar (34357), Kumar Sangakkara (28016) and Ricky Ponting (27483) have been able to touch.
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Talking about active cricketers, apart from Virat Kohli, there is not a single batsman who has scored even 20,000 runs. Among active cricketers, after Virat Kohli, Joe Root (19,355) is second and Rohit Sharma (19,077) is third. Joe Root is 33 years old. Rohit Sharma is 37 years old. If both these players play till the age of 40, then it is possible for Joe Root to score 27,000 runs. This seems to be a tough task for Rohit Sharma.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has played a total of 480 matches (Test, ODI-T20) so far. He has scored 19,077 runs in these matches at an average of 43.25. He will have to score 7923 more runs to touch the figure of 27 thousand runs. Ever since Rohit has become a regular member of Team India, he has been scoring an average of 1500 to 2000 runs annually. Even if Rohit scores runs at this average, it will take him at least 4 years to reach 27 thousand runs.
No one doubts Rohit Sharma’s class. Despite this, it cannot be said with full confidence that a player will perform the same way at the age of 40 as he was doing at the age of 30-35. However, it is never wise to make predictions in cricket. Rohit Sharma’s fans can only hope that their favorite player will definitely touch the figure of 25 thousand or 27 thousand runs.
Tags: India vs Sri Lanka, Number Game, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 24, 2024, 18:37 IST