Team India's swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma enjoyed a stellar run in 2019 and has begun the new year in the same flow. Rohit looked in good touch against Australia and Sri Lanka scoring runs at will and stands in line to attain a massive personal record. He is on the verge of becoming the 8th Indian batsmen to score 14000 international runs.
Meanwhile, India opted to test their bench strength in the fourth T20I after pocketing their first-ever series in New Zealand. As a result, they tried wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson in place of in-form opener Rohit Sharma. With Samson failing to impress, it is likely that Rohit Sharma will return to action in the fifth and the final tie of the series in Mount Maunganui.
Rohit Sharma on the verge of attaining a massive milestone
The opener from Mumbai will be only 31 runs away from becoming the eighth Indian player to amass 14,000 runs in international cricket. Rohit Sharma will join the likes of Mohammad Azharuddin, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in the elite list.
While Tendulkar (34,357) sits atop the charts of highest run-scorer in international cricket, the likes of Kumar Sangakkara (28,016), Ricky Ponting (27,483), Mahela Jayawardene (25,957) and Jacques Kallis (25,534) complete the elite top five of highest run-scorers in the history of international cricket.
India will the fifth and the final match of the T20I series on February 2 (Sunday) at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
