Rohit Sharma Break Virat Kohli’s Record For 5000 Runs In IPL
Rohit Sharma demolished Virat Kohli’s record for completing 5000 runs, but Suresh Raina still number one. IPL 2020 Rohit Sharma IPL record: Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians won the Kings XI Punjab by 48 runs in the 13th match of IPL 2020.
In this match, MI captain Rohit also completed his 5000 runs in this league and in one case left behind Virat Kohli. While Rohit Sharma played fewer balls than Virat to complete his 5000 runs in IPL, he was left behind by Suresh Raina.
Rohit left Virat behind but left behind Raina
While Sharma completed his 5000 runs in IPL facing 3817 balls, Virat Kohli achieved this feat by playing 3827 balls. That is, Rohit Sharma played 10 balls less than Virat to complete 5000 runs.
So right there he missed breaking Suresh Raina’s record. Raina completed his 5000 runs in IPL with 3619 balls and he still remains number one in the IPL in terms of achieving this position while facing the fewest balls.
Batsmen who have completed 5000 runs by playing the lowest balls in IPL-
Suresh Raina – 3619 balls
Rohit Sharma – 3817 balls
Virat Kohli – 3827 balls
Rohit completed 5000 runs in 187 innings
Mumbai Indians captain Sharma hit 187 innings to complete his 5000 runs in IPL, while Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are far ahead of him in this matter.
Virat Kohli achieved this position by playing the fewest innings in IPL. Virat touched the 5000 marks in 157 innings and he is the first in the league to score 5000 runs in the lowest innings.
Talking about Suresh Raina, he scored 5000 runs in 173 innings in the Indian Premier League. He is second only to Virat in terms of scoring 5000 runs in the lowest innings, while Sharma is in third place.
Batsmen who have completed 5000 runs in the lowest innings in IPL-
Virat Kohli – 157 innings
Suresh Raina – 173 innings
Rohit Sharma – 187 innings
Rohit equals Raina
Sharma completed his 2500 runs in IPL in the first 90 innings while he completed 97 innings to complete the next 2500 runs. At the same time, Rohit Sharma did a great job of scoring 50 or more for the 39th time in this league and equaled Raina.
Raina has also scored 50 or more for the 39th time in IPL so far. In this case, so far, Warner is the first to do this 48 times and Virat Kohli is second by doing it 41 times.