Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Shatter Records in India-Pakistan Champions Trophy Clash
Rohit Sharma becomes fastest ODI opener to 9,000 runs, while Virat Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar as the quickest to 14,000 ODI runs.
- Rohit Sharma achieved 9,000 ODI runs as an opener in just 181 innings, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's previous record of 197 innings.
- Rohit is now one of only six openers to surpass the 9,000-run milestone in ODIs, joining legends like Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Chris Gayle.
- Virat Kohli became the fastest player to reach 14,000 ODI runs, achieving the feat in 287 innings compared to Tendulkar's 350 innings.
- Kohli is now the third player in ODI history to surpass 14,000 runs, following Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara, and is closing in on Sangakkara's total of 14,234 runs.
- In the ongoing Champions Trophy match, Pakistan scored 241 runs, with Kuldeep Yadav taking three wickets for India, while Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are leading India's chase.