India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday crossed the milestone of 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. The 36-year-old achieved the feat throughout an Asia Cup Tremendous 4 match in opposition to Sri Lanka in Colombo. From taking part in as a middle-order batter in his early days to turning into the quickest opener to achieve the landmark of 8,000 ODI runs, Rohit has come a great distance since making his debut in 2007. Throughout his preliminary years with the Indian workforce, Rohit discovered it troublesome to crack the code, till legendary India captain MS Dhoni transformed him to an opener.
Former India batter Gautam Gambhir identified the significance of Dhoni in Rohit’s profession as he seemed again on the essential determination the previous India skipper made by selling the Hitman up the order.
“Scoring 10,000 runs was not simple for him. Noticed many ups and downs. Having seen that part, Rohit, as a captain, will again kids who undergo a troublesome interval. Rohit Sharma is Rohit Sharma right now due to MS Dhoni,” Gambhir mentioned on Star Sports activities.
Gambhir feels Rohit should do the same job as Dhoni, when it comes to how he’ll again the upcoming gamers, with the intention to go away behind a robust legacy.
“MS backed him constantly in his preliminary struggling part. If he desires to depart a legacy behind, not when it comes to runs however as a captain, quite a bit will rely upon how he backs the younger gamers. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how he grooms the upcoming gamers,” he added.
Gambhir additionally recalled his first impression on Rohit, and the way assured he was that the star batter would do wonders within the years to return.
“Rohit was taking part in in opposition to my workforce in a home match and my workforce rating was 350 and Rohit got here at no.5 and scored 130 runs and made his workforce win the match from troublesome situations. I requested Wasim Jaffer who is that this man, from that day I knew that this man is particular,” he recalled.
Notably, Rohit is the sixth Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Dhoni to attain 10,000 or extra runs in ODI cricket.
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