Sports Desk, AnyTV, Lucknow
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:28 PM IST
Summary
Rohit Sharma can make many records in the first T20 match against Sri Lanka. He can become the third Indian captain, who has scored more than a thousand runs in T20 as a captain.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
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The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played in Lucknow. In this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma will have a chance to make many records. Rohit can join the special club of Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in this match. With this, he can become the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. If Rohit makes 63 runs in this match, then many records can be recorded in his name simultaneously.
Rohit can join the special club of Virat and Dhoni
If Rohit makes 63 runs in the T20 match to be held in Lucknow, then he will be the third Indian player, who has scored 1000 runs in T20 while captaining India. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli have done this before him. He will be the third captain in the world to cross the 1000-run mark as captain in T20Is.
Rohit can match Babar Azam
Pakistan captain Babar Azam, after taking over the command of his team, crossed the 1000-run mark in just 26 matches. Babar is the fastest batsman to score 1000 runs as captain. Rohit will also captain India in the 26th match against Sri Lanka. He can match Babar’s record.
Hitman can become the highest run scorer in international T20
Rohit Sharma can become the highest run-scorer in the first T20 match, leaving behind Martin Guptill. Rohit is just 37 runs behind Guptill in terms of scoring the most runs in international T20 cricket. Recently in the series against West Indies, he scored 66 runs at an average of 22. In such a situation, he will try to improve this record against Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma can win 10th consecutive T20 for India
Team India has not lost any T20 match so far after losing to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2021. During this, India has won nine consecutive T20 matches. If the first match against Sri Lanka remains in India’s name, then for the first time Team India will win 10 consecutive T20 matches. Even before this, India has won nine consecutive T20 matches under the captaincy of Virat. Afghanistan holds the record of winning most consecutive matches among Test playing countries. The Afghan team had won 12 T20 matches in a row.