Rohit Sharma surpasses Kane Williamson, turns into highest ODI run-scorer in England amongst visiting batters

Rohit achieved the feat through the first ODI match in opposition to England on July 12. His unbeaten 76 runs takes his tally to 1411 runs in 25 innings, 18 runs greater than Kane Williamson.

India captain Rohit Sharma batting through the 1st ODI vs England. (Courtesy: AP)

HIGHLIGHTSRohit Sharma scored 76 not out vs England in 1st ODIRohit now has 1411 runs in 25 innings on England soilKane Williamson has a tally of 1393 runs in 23 innings

India captain Rohit Sharma has surpassed New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, turning into the very best ODI run-scorer in England as a visiting batter.

Rohit achieved the feat through the first ODI match in opposition to England on July 12. The right-hander performed an excellent unbeaten knock of 76 runs off 58 balls to go previous Williamson’s tally of 1393 runs in 23 innings. Rohit now has 1411 runs in 25 innings.

Rohit, together with Shikhar Dhawan, stitched an unbeaten 114-run opening partnership handy India a 10-wicket victory in opposition to England.

The duo etched their names within the file books as they turned solely the fourth opening pair in ODI historical past to go previous 5000 runs collectively. Rohit and Shikhar began opening innings for India through the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England, which India gained.

Over the years, the 2 turned one of the crucial harmful opening pairs within the 50-over format.

Rohit and Shikhar have additionally change into solely the second Indian opening duo after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly to go previous 5000 runs in ODIs. Tendulkar and Ganguly, who opened the innings between 1996-2007, scored 6609 runs collectively and had been a part of 21 hundred-run and 23 fifty-run partnerships.

With the win, India have surpassed Pakistan within the newest ICC ODI Team Rankings.

The Men in Blue, who had been positioned fourth with 105 ranking factors earlier than the match in opposition to England, have moved to 3rd place with 108 ranking factors, leaving Pakistan behind with 106 ranking factors. New Zealand prime the desk with 126 ranking factors, whereas England are second with 122 ranking factors.

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