IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma Carves His Name In History Books, Becomes First Indian Cricketer To...

India vs Australia 2nd ODI: India's batting mogul Rohit Sharma on Thursday carved his name in the history books as he became the first Indian cricketer to score 1000 runs in India vs Australia ODIs played on Australian soil.

The 38-year-old opener just required two runs to accomplish the feat, and the former captain reached the milestone with elegantly driving a boundary off Mitchell Starc in the third over of the game.

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Notably, Rohit is currently playing his 21st ODI against the Aussies in Australia.

Rohit stands tall in the list of batters with the most runs in India-Australia ODI matches played in Australia, followed by Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan.

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Indian batters with the most runs against Australia

Rohit Sharma- 1071 runs

Virat Kohli – 802 runs

Sachin Tendulkar- 740 runs

MS Dhoni – 684 runs

Shikhar Dhawan – 517 runs

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Meanwhile, former West Indies batter Viv Richards holds the record of scoring the most ODI runs against the Aussies on Australian soil in the world with 1095 runs, while Rohit now holds the fourth spot in the list.