Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Rohit Sharma Reaches 12,000 ODI Runs, Joins Indian Legends
Rohit Sharma reached 12,000 runs in one-day international cricket.
This made him the seventh batter overall to reach that total.
He is the third Indian to do it, after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Rohit reached the milestone while India was chasing 406 runs against the West Indies.
He got the important run with a single in the 16th over.
One report says he scored a half-century, while another says he made 101 runs.
The second report also calls the 101 his 35th ODI century.
The reports give different descriptions of how quickly he reached the milestone.
Rohit Sharma became the seventh batter overall and third Indian to score 12,000 men’s ODI runs.
He reached the milestone on Wednesday during India’s second ODI against the West Indies.
Rohit reached 12,000 with a single off Roston Chase in the 16th over.
One report says he achieved the mark after facing 12,973 balls, second-fastest behind Virat Kohli; another ranks him third-fastest by innings, reaching it in his 282nd innings.
Reports differ on his match score: one describes a half-century, while another says he scored 101 from 75 balls, his 35th ODI century.
- Who
- Rohit Sharma, an Indian batter; Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli had previously reached 12,000 ODI runs for India.
- What
- Rohit became the seventh batter overall and third Indian to score 12,000 men’s ODI runs.
- When
- Wednesday, during the second ODI between India and the West Indies.
- Where
- During the second ODI between India and the West Indies; the venue is not specified.
- Why
- He reached the milestone while India pursued the West Indies’ target of 406 runs.
- Overall ranking
- Seventh batter to reach 12,000 men’s ODI runs
- Indian ranking
- Third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli
- Milestone delivery
- A single off Roston Chase in the 16th over
- Balls faced
- 12,973 deliveries, according to one report
- Innings
- Reached the mark in his 282nd innings, according to another report
- Match target
- India was chasing 406 runs set by the West Indies
- Reported score
- Reports describe either a half-century or 101 from 75 balls
