Cricket stats by Mohandas Menon: Rohit Sharma quickest opener to 7500 runs and more in Statsman

149 The number of innings for Rohit Sharma to reach 7500 ODI runs as an opener. This is now the quickest by any ODI batter while opening the innings to get to this landmark. He achieved this milestone during his knock of 83 (when on 64) in the first ODI of the series against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on 10 January 2023. He thus became the 11th batter to aggregate 7500 runs as an opener in ODI cricket and the quickest too!

Quickest (in fewest innings) to reach 7500 ODI runs as an opener

10 The number of occasions Virat Kohli has managed to hit back-to-back centuries in his ODI career. His two centuries — an identical 113 — against Bangladesh in Chattogram on 10 December 2022 and against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on 10 January 2023 made him the first batter in ODI cricket history to do so on 10 occasions, more than any other batter. South African A. B. de Villiers is next best with six.

Batters scoring back-to-back centuries in ODI cricket on most occasions

10 The number of ODI centuries Virat Kohli has scored against Sri Lanka. His unbeaten 166 in the final ODI of the series against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on 15 January 2023, made him the first batter in ODI history to register 10 centuries against one particular opponent. Sachin Tendulkar (9 against Australia) and Kohli, himself, (9 against West Indies) now take the joint-second position.

Most ODI centuries against one opponent

83 The number of balls Rohit Sharma needed to reach the 30th ODI century of his career which came in the series’ final match against New Zealand in Indore on 24 January 2023. This is now his second-quickest to reach the three-figure mark in fewest balls faced. His quickest century had come during his unbeaten 137 against England in Nottingham on 12 July 2018, his 18th ODI century, where he took one ball less — just 82 balls.

Quickest ODI centuries for Rohit Sharma (ie reaching 100 in fewest balls)

16 The number of ODI innings without registering a three-figure score for Rohit Sharma. However, in the final match of the series, he recorded his 30th century — 101 in Indore on 24 Jan 2023 after posting his 29th century (119) against Australia in Bengaluru on 19 January 2020. This is now the third-longest innings sequence without a three-figure in his ODI career. The previous two instances came much before he had established his international career. Interestingly, he made his Test debut only after the most extended period, spanning 57 innings when he went through without an ODI century.

Longest gap between innings to register an ODI century for Rohit Sharma

360 The number of runs aggregated by Shubman Gill during the recent ODI series against New Zealand. His series aggregate now equals the tally of Pakistani Babar Azam for the most runs made in a three-match bilateral ODI series. Virat Kohli had earlier held the Indian record of 283 runs which he had made during the recent series in January against Sri Lanka. It should be noted that Shikhar Dhawan also made the same number of runs (283) against Sri Lanka in November 2014. However, it was a five-match ODI series, with Dhawan appearing in only three of them. After scoring 113, 79, and 91 in the first three games, and with India taking an unassailable lead of 3-0, he had to make way for Rohit Sharma because of the rotation policy. And Rohit responded with a record 264 in Kolkata in the fourth match of the series.

Most ODI runs in a bilateral series of three matches

5 The number of occasions when at least three openers in an ODI match have managed to register three-figure scores. Indians Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill and New Zealander Devon Conway became the latest to achieve this in the Indore ODI on 24 January 2023. All four openers making centuries is yet to occur in ODI cricket. However, three openers doing so can be considered a rare feat.

Three openers making centuries in the same ODI match

6 The number of batters aggregating over 1000 ODI runs in the first 21 matches of their career. Indian opener Shubman Gill tops this list with a run aggregate of 1254 runs. Moreover, his batting average and strike rate is the best among all the players listed below.

Highest run aggregates after a batter’s first 21 matches in ODI cricket career.

21 The number of innings taken by Shubman Gill to reach the fourth century of his ODI career. Out of the 19 Indians who have managed to register four or more ODI centuries, Gill needed the fewest innings (21) to reach his fourth century. Shikhar Dhawan previously did so in the 24th innings of his career. For the record, Pakistani opener Imam-ul-Haq achieved this the quickest in nine innings when he scored his fourth century (110) against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on 22 July 2018. Two others have also done it quicker than Gill — South African Quinton de Kock (in 16 inns) and Englishman Dennis Amiss (in 18 inns).

Fewest innings to register career’s fourth ODI century for India

Note:Gill at 23y-138d became the third youngest Indian to register four ODI centuries, after Sachin Tendulkar (21y-350d in April 1995) and Virat Kohli (22y-23d)

All records are correct and updated until 27 January 2023