In the first Test match between India and Bangladesh, which is now underway at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, Rohit Sharma is guiding India. The 37-year-old right-handed batsman could not do much with the bat but did start both innings for India.
On Friday, September 20, he totaled five runs from seven balls in the second inning after scoring six runs from 19 balls in the first inning.
However, in the first game of the series, Rohit made history despite his lackluster performance at bat.
Rohit became the oldest Indian skipper to achieve 1000 runs in a calendar year in 2024 when he scored 11 runs in total to surpass the 1000-run threshold.
37 years, 144 days old Rohit has 1001 runs to his name in 21 matches played so far in 2024. He has scored 157 runs in three ODIs, 378 runs in 11 T20Is, and 466 runs in seven Tests for the Indian team.
Rohit Sharma in 2024
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Best Score | 100/50 | 4/6s | |
| Tests | 7 | 466 | 38.83 | 64.63 | 131 | 2/1 | 59/7 |
| ODIs | 3 | 157 | 52.33 | 141.44 | 64 | -/2 | 18/8 |
| T20Is | 11 | 378 | 42.00 | 160.16 | 121* | 1/3 | 35/23 |
| Overall | 21 | 1001 | 41.70 | 93.72 | 131 | 3/6 | 112/38 |
In the list of batters with most runs in 2024, the Indian skipper is in the fifth position. Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka tops the list with 1164 runs in 24 matches, and he is followed by Kusal Mendis, who has amassed a total of 1161 runs in 33 matches played so far across formats. Rohit’s opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal is third in the list with 1099 runs, and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis is fourth with 1028 runs.
Rohit is also the only captain to score 1000 runs in 2024. The Indian skipper was in red-hot form during the ODI series played against Sri Lanka last month. He top-scored for the Men in Blue in all three matches played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. He also finished as the top scorer for India in the T20 World Cup 2024 and helped them end the 17-year-long wait for the second T20 World Cup title.
In his last Test for India against England, which was played at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala from March 7 to 9, Rohit scored 103 runs from 162 balls in the first inning and helped India win the match by an innings and 64 runs.
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