Rohit Sharma joins elite list of Indian batsmen (AP Photo)
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has become the sixth Indian batsman to score 17000 runs in international cricket.
Rohit Sharma joins elite club of Indian batsmen as soon as he walks off the field on Saturday Narendra Modi Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium in the fourth Test against Australia. He became the sixth Indian batsman to score 17000 runs in international cricket. Ahead of the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Fourth Test, he needed 21 runs to reach the remarkable milestone. He returned unbeaten on 17 at stumps on the second day. On Saturday morning, he scored four more runs in the first session and joined the elite list.
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Before Rohit, the likes of great Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and great wicketkeeper-batsman M S Dhoni Has scored 17000 or more runs in international cricket. The current Indian captain is the sixth batsman to reach this milestone.
| player | Match | Run | average | Best |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 664 | 34357 | 48.52 | 248* |
| Virat Kohli | 494* | 25047* | 53.4 | 254* |
| Rahul Dravid | 504 | 24064 | 45.57 | 270 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 421 | 18433 | 41.42 | 239 |
| M S Dhoni | 535 | 17092 | 44.74 | 224 |
| Rohit Sharma | 438* | 17003* | 42.91 | 264 |
After making his international debut in 2007, Rohi played a total of 48* Tests, 241 ODIs and 148 T20Is, scoring 3348*, 9782, and 3853 runs respectively. Although he has played fewer Tests than any other modern cricketer, his numbers in white-ball cricket are staggering. He is the second highest scorer in T20Is with 3853 runs. He is the only player in the world to have scored 3 double centuries in ODIs.
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Rohit could have gone past MS Dhoni’s mark of 17,092 runs but was dismissed by Matthew Kuhnmann with only an hour left on the third day of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad. The Australian spinner bowled a short one which Rohit looked to punch to the off side. However, the ball seemed to get stuck on the wicket as the Indian skipper smashed it straight to Marnus Labuschagne at cover.
India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning the first two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi respectively. However, the Aussies bounced back with a 9-wicket win in Indore to secure a berth in the World Test Championship final. If India win in Ahmedabad, the two teams will play each other in the WTC final at the Oval in London in June.
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