Rohit away from creating history, Rohit can make 5 world records in third ODI

Rohit away from creating history, Rohit can make 5 world records in third ODI

Team India's opener batsman Rohit Sharma is currently in amazing batting form. After playing 159 runs in the second ODI against West Indies, all eyes will now be on Rohit's batting performance in the third and final ODI of the series.

If Rohit's bat runs in the decisive match to be held at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, 22 December, he has the power to set many records together.

1. In ODIs for India, Rohit has scored 8881 runs in 213 innings of 220 matches so far. Rohit needs 119 runs to complete 9000 runs in ODI cricket.

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If Rohit can do it then he will become the seventh Indian to achieve this feat.

2. In the year 2019, Rohit Sharma has scored the maximum 1427 runs in ODIs. Rohit is followed by Shai Hope of the West Indies and Virat Kohli of India.

If Rohit can score 73 runs more then this year he will become the first batsman to score 1500 runs in ODI cricket.

3. This calendar year Rohit has scored 07 centuries in ODIs so far. By scoring a century in the third ODI against the West Indies, Rohit has the chance to break the record of the most ODI centuries in the calendar year of Saurabh Ganguly and David Warner.

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09 - Sachin Tendulkar, 1998 (33 innings)

07 - Saurabh Ganguly, 2000 (32 innings)

07 - David Warner, 2016 (23 innings)

07 * - Rohit Sharma, 2019 (26 innings)

4. In ODIs, Rohit has scored 28 centuries after playing 220 matches. Rohit is on par with Sanath Jayasuriya (28) of Sri Lanka in ODI cricket. By scoring a century, Rohit has a chance to leave him behind.

5. Rohit (9) is currently at par with Kohli and former South African player Lance Klusner in the record for the most man of the match in a calendar year. By winning another Man of the Match award, Rohit will be equaling Arvinda de Silva 10 (1997) and Mohammad Hafiz 10 (2010), surpassing Kohli-Clujner.

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Sachin Tendulkar - 13 (1998)

Arvinda de Silva - 10 (1997)

Mohammad Hafiz - 10 (2011)R

Rohit Sharma - 9 (2019) *

Virat Kohli - 9 (2016)

Lance Klusener - 9 (1999).