5 records Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh broke during India vs Afghanistan

By Sidhant Maheshwari
Published on | Jan 17, 2024

Hitman returns!

Having scored two ducks in his previous two innings, Rohit Sharma finally came to the party with a brilliant hundred, his 5th in T20Is.

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Phenomenal rescue act!

At 22/4, India were staring down the barrel but captain Rohit Sharma, along with Rinku Singh took India to a humongous 212/4.

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Most hundreds in T20Is

Rohit Sharma now has the most hundreds in T20Is. His 5th ton saw him go past Suryakumar Yadav and Glenn Maxwell (4 each).

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Most runs as captain of India

Rohit Sharma broke Virat Kohli's record for most runs as Indian captain in T20Is. Virat had 1570 runs as captain, Rohit now has 1648.

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Most sixes by a captain in T20Is

Rohit Sharma (90 sixes) leapfrogged Eoin Morgan (86), becoming the player with most sixes as captain in T20Is.

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Highest partnership for India

Rohit-Rinku's 190-run stand is the highest partnership for India in T20Is. It's also the highest-ever 5th wicket partnership in T20Is.

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Most runs scored in an over

Rohit-Rinku collected 36 runs from the final over, only the 3rd time it has happened in T20Is and the first in the last over of an inns.

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