Rohit Sharma reached several milestones with his fearless performance in the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final against England in Guyana on Thursday, June 27. He took on the England bowlers aggressively in the first 10 overs, scoring his third fifty of the tournament with a 39-ball 57 at Providence Stadium.
Rohit set two new records for India and joined an elite group of Indian players. He became the first India captain to score a fifty-plus in a men’s T20 World Cup semi-final, surpassing MS Dhoni’s 37 against Australia in the 2007 semi-final.
- Rohit Sharma: 57 in 39 balls vs England, 2024
- MS Dhoni: 36 in 21 balls vs Australia, 2007
- Rohit Sharma: 27 in 28 balls vs England, 2022
Rohit also became the fifth Indian player to score 5000 runs as captain across all formats, joining MS Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly in this elite list.
- Virat Kohli: 12883 runs in 213 matches
- MS Dhoni: 11207 runs in 332 matches
- Mohammad Azharuddin: 8095 runs in 221 matches
- Sourav Ganguly: 7643 runs in 195 matches
- Rohit Sharma: 5033 runs in 122 matches
Additionally, Rohit became the first Indian batter to hit 50 sixes in men’s T20 World Cups, with Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tied for second at 33 sixes each.
- Rohit Sharma: 50 sixes in 47 matches
- Virat Kohli: 33 sixes in 34 matches
- Yuvraj Singh: 33 sixes in 31 matches
- Suryakumar Yadav: 21 sixes in 17 matches
Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav’s steady partnership was crucial. Contributions from Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja also helped. India posted 171 in 20 overs on a challenging pitch for stroke-making.
