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Rohit Sharma scored 48 runs in the second ODI match against Afghanistan. ‘Hitman’ may have missed scoring a half-century but he has achieved a historic feat. Rohit has become only the fifth Indian batsman to touch the mark of 14,000 runs in List-A cricket. Before him, only four Indians including Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli had been able to do this.
Rohit Sharma scored 48 runs playing 39 balls in the second ODI. In this innings he hit 6 fours and 2 sixes. In fact, after scoring 10 runs in this match, Rohit had completed 14000 runs in his List-A career. Talking about Indian batsmen, before them only Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid were able to do this. Let us tell you that in List-A format, there are matches of 40 or more overs, which end in a single day, which are also called ODI matches.
Most runs in List-A cricket (Indian)
The Indian who scored the most runs in List-A cricket i.e. his overall ODI career is Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 21999 runs in 551 matches. At second place is Virat Kohli, who has so far scored 16447 runs in 347 matches. After him comes Sourav Ganguly, then Rahul Dravid and now Rohit Sharma has also joined the Indians who have scored more than 14000 List-A runs.
- 21999 runs – Sachin Tendulkar
- 16447 runs – Virat Kohli
- 15622 runs – Sourav Ganguly
- 15271 runs – Rahul Dravid
- 14038 runs – Rohit Sharma
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Rohit Sharma’s form becomes a concern
Rohit Sharma may have completed 14000 List-A runs, but there has been a decline in his form. So far in the year 2026, Rohit has scored 125 runs in five innings at an average of only 25. This year he has not scored a single half-century in ODIs. The inning of 48 runs played against Afghanistan was the first time in 2026 that Rohit had crossed the 30-run mark in an innings.
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