Rohit accomplished the feat in the opening over of the contest against Haroon Arshad at the Asia Cup. In 126 innings, Rohit has now amassed 3520 runs, including 4 hundred and 27 half-centuries.
On Wednesday, Rohit Sharma passed longtime rival Martin Guptill to become the first player to reach 3500 runs in men’s T20 internationals. For a while now, Rohit and Guptill have alternated holding the record for most runs scored in cricket’s shortest format.
In the current Asia Cup 2022 play versus Hong Kong, the great Indian batter achieved this milestone. In the first over of the contest, Rohit took a run off of Haroon Arshad to complete the feat. In 126 innings, Rohit has now amassed 3520 runs, including 4 hundred and 27 half-centuries.
In the game against Hong Kong, he was ejected for 21.
Martin Guptill of New Zealand has amassed 3497 runs, and Virat Kohli is ranked third with 3,343 runs.
The Indian captain is now the highest run-getter in the shortest edition of the game. The 34-year-old is the first Indian to play in seven Asia Cup series after appearing in every edition from 2008 of the competition.
Suzie Bates, a cricket player for New Zealand’s women, became the first international player to score 3,000 runs in T20 matches.
