Rohit Sharma surpasses Rahul Dravid, Chris Gayle; Full list of records broken after Cuttack ODI heroics

India National Cricket Team skipper Rohit Sharma looked at his very best in the second ODI of the three-match series against England National Cricket Team at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, February 9.

Rohit Sharma played a sensational innings that helped him create history and surpass the likes of Chris Gayle and Rahul Dravid in legendary ODI lists.

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Rohit Sharma smashes spectacular ton

The Indian skipper was at the receiving end of heavy criticism over his poor form in international cricket for a long period of time. He was struggling with the bat, both against pacers and spinners, and some experts felt that it had affected his ability to make decisions as a leader.

However, Rohit Sharma decided to shut down his critics in style by playing an amazing innings in the second ODI against the Jos Buttler-led side.

He looked in control right from the start of his innings and played his natural attacking brand of cricket. Smashing 4 fours and 4 sixes, he completed his fifty off just 30 balls.

Rohit did not stop there as he got a little cautious and then reached the triple-figure mark off just 76 balls, with 9 fours and 7 sixes. He didn't celebrate his return to form wildly and just calmy raised his bat with a satisfied look on his face.

His innings ended in the 30th over when he was unable to dispatch a full toss from Liam Livingstone past the boundary line. He walked back to a standing ovation from the crowd after scoring 119 runs off 90 balls.

Full list of records broken and created by Rohit Sharma

With his ton in Cuttack, Rohit became the player with the most ODI hundreds after turning 30. It was his 22nd century and he went past Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya, who had 21.

He has scored overall 6026 runs in ODI chases and is just behind behind Sachin Tendulkar (8720) and Kohli (7857) in the elite list. In terms of tons, he has 16 in ODI chases only behind Tendulkar (17) and Kohli ( 27).

Also, he has hit 5 centuries while chasing targets of 300+ in ODIs, which is the joint-second-highest alongside Jason Roy, and only behind Virat Kohli, who has hit 9.

The Indian skipper further established his legacy as the greatest six-hitter by surpassing Chris Gayle (331) in the list of most ODI sixes and is now only behind Shahid Afridi. Also, he surpassed Rahul Dravid in the list of most ODI runs for India and Steve Smith in the list of most international tons.

Most sixes in ODIs:

351 - Shahid Afridi

338 - Rohit Sharma

331 - Chris Gayle

Most runs by an Indian in ODIs:

18,426 - Sachin Tendulkar

13,906 - Virat Kohli

11,363 - Sourav Ganguly

10987 - Rohit Sharma

10,889 - Rahul Dravid

Most Player of the Match awards for India in ODIs:

Sachin Tendulkar- 62

Virat Kohli - 41

Saurav Ganguly - 31

Yuvraj Singh - 27

Rohit Sharma - 25*

Most Hundreds In ODI History:

Virat Kohli - 50 Hundreds.

Sachin Tendulkar - 49 Hundreds.

Rohit - 32* Hundreds.

Most Hundreds in International cricket among active players:

Virat Kohli - 81

Joe Root - 52

Rohit - 49*

Steve Smith - 48

Kane Williamson - 46

Highest individual score on 50th match as ODI captain

Rohit Sharma - 119

Sanath Jayasuriya - 107

Eoin Morgan - 102

And he's back with a bang - Yuvraj Singh

The India National Cricket Team great Yuvraj Singh was mighty impressed with the performance of Rohit in the match against England.

He took to his X handle to state that Rohit can't be kept quiet for too long and was delighted with the way he batted in Cuttack.

"And he's back with a bang! Cannot keep the hitman quiet for long 🔥 cracker of an innings with the bat doing all the talking 💯 @ImRo45 #INDvsENGODI #IndVSEng," the legendary India all-rounder wrote on X.

And he's back with a bang! Cannot keep the hitman quiet for long 🔥 cracker of an innings with the bat doing all the talking 💯 @ImRo45 #INDvsENGODI #IndVSEng

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 9, 2025