Rohit Sharma hits 35th ODI century and crosses 12000 runs in Guwahati

Rohit Sharma scored his 35th ODI century in Guwahati and also crossed 12,000 runs in one-day internationals during the same innings. He reached the batting milestone by taking a single off Vitel Lawes after defending the previous ball. Ravindra Jadeja wanted Rohit to slide and jump to celebrate, but Rohit refused because he was too tired after fielding for fifty overs and batting. Rohit kept his actual celebration private and said some things are not meant to be shared. During the innings, he also became the third Indian player to reach 12,000 ODI runs, following Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. He reached this run milestone by taking a single off Roston Chase.

Partnership

Rohit focused on building a strong partnership with Gill rather than thinking about personal records. He noted that the pitch was good for batting and praised Gill for staying not out and playing in a controlled way. Rohit stated that staying at the crease for a long time depends on deep concentration and using his experience to avoid throwing his wicket away. The top-order partnership helped seal the game for the team.

Context

Milestones like crossing 12,000 ODI runs place a batsman in an elite group of long-serving international run-scorers. Players often rely on heavy partnership building on true pitches to set up match-winning totals in one-day cricket.