New Delhi | Jagran Sports Desk: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday broke skipper Virat Kohli’s record of most runs in the T20 Internationals. The 32-year-old batsman was just seven runs behind Kohli’s tally of 2,450 runs when the match started. Now, Rohit has now scored 2451 runs at an average of 32.72.
The star Indian batsman also became the most capped Indian in T20I. The 32-year-old went past Dhoni’s tally of 98 T20Is for India. He also moved to third place on the list of players with most T20I appearances after Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (111) and Shahid Afridi (99).
Earlier, speaking about the imminent landmark, Rohit had said that T20I cricket over the last 12 years has made him a stronger player.
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"It's been a long journey since 2007 when I made my debut in the T20 World Cup. It's been a long journey which has had a lot of ups and downs as well. There's been so many things that I have learnt in the last 12 years I have played this format. Today, I sit here with heads on my shoulder," Rohit Sharma said.
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"When you come into the team as a young player, you're only trying to learn things. It happened quite smoothly at the start. But then with few ups and few downs, I have become a stronger player. I have understood my game really well.
"It's been a fruitful journey so far. There are a lot of crucial knocks that I played over 12 years."