IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma Goes Past Sourav Ganguly To Become India's Third Top Run Getter In ODI History

India vs Australia 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma scripted history on the back of an impressive batting effort during the second ODI match between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Rohit has become India's third top run-getter in ODI history.

The senior batter headed into the match 46 runs short of the milestone, which he achieved by hitting Adam Zampa for a four on the fifth ball of the 21st over. Rohit has gone past Sourav Ganguly’s record of 11,221 runs for India in the 50-over format of the game.

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Ganguly played 308 ODIs for India from 1992 to 2007 and amassed a total of 11,221 runs in 297 innings. On the other hand, the ongoing match is Rohit’s 275th ODI for India. Now only Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) and Virat Kohli (14,181) are ahead of him in the list of batters with the most runs for India.

Most Runs for India in ODI history

Sachin Tendulkar: 18426 runs in 463 matches

Virat Kohli: 14181 runs in 304 matches

Rohit Sharma: 11225* runs in 275 matches

Sourav Ganguly: 11221 runs in 308 matches

Rahul Dravid: 10768 runs in 340 matches

Rohit had a disappointing outing in the first ODI in Perth as he managed to score just 8 runs before getting dismissed by Josh Hazlewood. In the second match, the former skipper witnessed an early struggle in front of Australia's tight bowling, but opened his arms later in his innings.

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The veteran batter ended up hitting a fighting half-century. He was dismissed for 73 runs in 97 balls by Mitchell Starc, having smashed seven fours and two sixes. Notably, the three-match series marked Rohit's return to international cricket after a few months, with his last appearance for India in this format coming in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Ahead of the Australia series, Rohit was removed as India's ODI skipper amid the talks of his future in the format and availability for the World Cup 2027.

IND vs AUS Playing XIs, 2nd Test

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj

Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood