'Undeniably one of the greatest ever': Shikhar Dhawan lauds Rohit Sharma for historic feat

Rohit Sharma's remarkable feat will remain etched in his name forever in the cricket history books. The ace Indian became the 6th Indian batsman ever to cross the 10000 runs hurdle in ODI cricket. He achieved this grand record against Sri Lanka in the second Super Fours match of the Asia Cup in Colmbo on Tuesday.

3 things you need to know

• Rohit Sharma currently ranks 15th in the ODI run getter list
• The Indian skipper is also the only batsman to have hit three double hundreds in ODIs
• The 36 year old will lead India in the upcoming Cricket World Cup

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Shikhar Dhawan congratulates Rohit Sharma for breaking another record 

Rohit bursted into the scene since his Team India debut in 2007 and since then has been a mainstay in the Indian batting lineup. Alongside Virat Kohli, the 36 year old has been one of the proficient batsmen for the Men in Blue and with the ICC ODI World Cup looming ahead, Rohit's form will be crucial for the home side later this month.

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Shikhar Dhawan showered praises on his former opening partner Rohit for setting another record in the limited overs format. The Punjab Kings captain posted on X, "Congratulations to Rohit Sharma @ImRo45 undeniably one of the greatest ever, for becoming the 7th batsman to achieve the incredible milestone of 10,000 runs in international cricket! 

Congratulations to Rohit Sharma @ImRo45 undeniably one of the greatest ever, for becoming the 7th batsman to achieve the incredible milestone of 10,000 runs in international cricket! 🇮🇳

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 12, 2023

Rohit Sharma breaches another record against Sri Lanka

Rohit joined an elite list which incidentally has alll the past Indian captains in Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. The Mumbai Indians skipper is also the 15th player overall to reach the 10000 mark and became the second fastest player ever to register this feat. The Indian captain brought up the record in style as he hit a six of Kasun Rajitha and in the proceedings surpassed Shahid Afridi to become the highest six hitter in the Asia Cup.