He seized the chance and set out on his quest to grow into a white-ball behemoth. In the same series, Rohit became the third Indian batsman after Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar to reach a double century in an ODI after scoring a hundred against Jaipur.As of right now, the elegant right-handed batsman needs just one more century to tie the late Australia skipper Ricky Ponting for the most hundreds in the annals of 50-over cricket.
Currently, in 237 games, Rohit has scored 29 hundreds and 9537 runs at an average of about 49. Ponting, on the other hand, concluded with 13704 runs and 30 centuries in 375 games, scoring at a 42-run average. Is it possible to draw comparisons between Ponting and Rohit? Gautam Gambhir, a former India opener, agrees and actually rates the Indian captain higher than the legendary Australian batsman.
The startling reality is that he has received this many hundreds in the past four or five years. Before the last five or six years, Rohit Sharma was not as reliable. He undoubtedly received $20,000 in the previous five, six, and seven years. Prior to the commencement of the second India vs. Sri Lanka ODI, Gambhir made a statement on Star Sports.
In regards to Rohit’s century graph, Gambhir is correct. In fact, between 2017 and 2020, just five years, Rohit scored 19 ODI hundreds. In fact, he last scored a century against Australia in January 2020. He has been behind Ponting’s total by one century for nearly three years.
