Rohit Sharma Surpasses Tendulkar, Dhoni, Ganguly in Record Books

Rajkot: With a century in bag in the third Test against England, India captain Rohit Sharma achieved multiple milestone.

He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in the list of captains with the most runs for India.

Most Runs for India as a Captain

12883 – Virat Kohli

11207 – MS Dhoni

8095 – Mohammed Azharuddin

7643 – Sourav Ganguly

4527 – Rohit Sharma

4508 – Sachin Tendulkar

Rohit Sharma also went past former India captain MS Dhoni in the list of most sixes hit by Indians in Test cricket.

Most Sixes by an Indian in Test history

Virender Sehwag – 90 (103 Tests)

Rohit Sharma – 79* (57 Tests)

MS Dhoni – 78 (90 Tests)

He also surpassed Sourav Ganguly to become India’s fourth-highest run-maker in international cricket.

Most runs in International cricket for India

Sachin Tendulkar – 34357

Virat Kohli – 26733

Rahul Dravid – 24208

Rohit Sharma – 18577*

Sourav Ganguly – 18575