Sharma enters 10,000-run elite club

India skipper Rohit Sharma became only the 15th batter to reach 10,000 runs in the history of One Day Internationals.

The right-hander completed the feat when he reached 23 with a six straight over Kasun Rajitha during Asia Cup Super-Four encounter against Sri Lanka yesterday. He ultimately scored 53 runs.

He became the second-fastest batter to reach this landmark. He took 241 innings to get here, which stands only behind his compatriot Virat Kohli (205 innings).

Rohit was the sixth India batter to achieve this feat. Preceding him are Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni. He has the highest individual score (264) in ODI history, and is the only batter to hit three double tons in the format.

He also has the most number of sixes for an India batter in ODIs (285). This is the third-highest in the world, after Shahid Afridi (351) and Chris Gayle (331).

Batters with 10,000 runs: Sachin Tendulkar (18426), Kumar Sangakkara (14234), Ricky Ponting (13704), Sanath Jayasuriya (13430), Virat Kohli (13024), Mahela Jayawardene (12650), Inzamam-ul-Haq (11739), Jacques Kallis (11579), Sourav Ganguly (11363), Rahul Dravid (10889), MS Dhoni (10773), Chris Gayle (10480), Brian Lara (10405), Tillakaratne Dilshan (10290) and Rohit Sharma (10031*).