5 Records Rohit Sharma Can Break During India’s Champions Trophy 2025 Opener Against Bangladesh

Last Updated:February 20, 2025, 08:35 IST

Rohit Sharma will open for India in the Champions Trophy 2025 match against Bangladesh, which is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

The Indian men’s cricket team will open its campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025 on Thursday, February 20, against Bangladesh in Dubai. The match between the two Asian teams is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium and will start at 2:30 PM IST. During the match against Bangladesh, Indian captain Rohit Sharma will have a chance to break multiple records.

Rohit, who made his ODI debut for India on June 23, 2007, against Ireland in Belfast, has 10,988 runs to his name in 268 matches played so far. If he manages to score at least 12 runs on Thursday, then Rohit will become the fourth Indian and overall 10th batter in the world to score 11,000 runs in the 50-over format of the game.

Players with 11K+ runs in ODIs

• Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 18,426
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 14,234
• Virat Kohli (India) – 13,963
• Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 13,704
• Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 13,430
• Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 12,650
• Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – 11,739
• Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 11,579
• Sourav Ganguly (India) – 11,363

Rohit, who has batted 260 times in ODIs so far, will also become the second fastest batter in the world after Virat Kohli in terms of innings and matches to score 11,000 ODI runs.

Fastest to 11,000 runs in ODIs (innings)

• Virat Kohli (India) – 222
• Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 276
• Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 286
• Sourav Ganguly (India) – 288
• Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 293

In addition to that, Rohit will also have a chance to become the first batter in the world to score centuries in multiple editions of the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy against Bangladesh. Rohit scored 137 runs from 126 balls in the quarterfinal match of the 2015 ODI World Cup in Melbourne, 123 not out from 129 balls in the semi-final of the 2017 Champions Trophy, and 104 runs from 92 balls in the league stage match of the 2019 ODI World Cup played at Edgbaston on July 2, 2019.

Rohit Sharma’s centuries vs Bangladesh in ODIs

• 137 from 126 balls in Melbourne, 2015 ODI World Cup (quarterfinal)
• 123* from 129 balls in Birmingham, 2017 Champions Trophy (semifinal)
• 102 from 92 balls in Birmingham, 2019 ODI World Cup (league stage match)

The century against Bangladesh will also help Rohit become the third Indian and 10th batter overall in the world to score 50 or more centuries in international cricket.

Most 100s in international cricket

• Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 100
• Virat Kohli (India) – 81
• Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 71
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 63
• Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 62
• Hashim Amla (South Africa) – 55
• Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 54
• Brian Lara (West Indies) – 53
• Joe Root (England) – 52
• Rohit Sharma (India) – 49

If India manage to beat Bangladesh in Dubai, then Rohit will become the fourth Indian captain after Mohammad Azharuddin, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli to win 100 international matches. India has won 99 out of 137 matches played so far across formats under Rohit’s leadership.

Most wins as India captain 

• MS Dhoni – 179
• Virat Kohli – 137
• Mohammad Azharuddin – 104
• Rohit Sharma – 99
• Sourav Ganguly – 97

Rohit, who holds the record for hitting the most sixes in international cricket, will also look to close the gap with Shahid Afridi in the list of batters with the most sixes in ODIs. Afridi finished his career with 351 sixes in 398 matches for the Men in Green, whereas Rohit has smacked 338 sixes in 268 matches played so far.

Location :

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)