It’s a contest between a bigger contest as Rohit Sharma is eyeing major landmarks when India face West Indies in a 3-match ODI series, starting Sunday, February 6 in Ahmedabad. The newly-appointed full-time limited-overs captain will be in charge of the team when they play the historic 1000th ODI on Sunday, as the Asian giants will become the first team in international cricket to do so.
All eyes are on captain Rohit Sharma as he returns from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the tour of South Africa. He will lead India in ODIs for the first time as full-time captain, a month after Virat Kohli was sacked from the role.
Rohit had another productive season in 2021 and the skipper will be looking to lead from the front with the bat and India are looking to put behind the 0-3 loss in South Africa.
While there is no extra motivation needed for new captain Rohit Sharma, he is chasing a couple of landmarks. In fact, it’s a duel between Rohit and his former skipper Kohli for a batting record in ODIs against the West Indies in home matches.
Virat Kohli currently holds the record for the most runs scored by an Indian batter against the West Indies in ODI cricket at home with 1239 runs, including 5 hundred, in 20 matches. However, Rohit is not far behind as he has 1040 runs, including 3 hundred, in 16 matches.
Both Rohit and Kohli average in excess of 72 (Kohli – 72.88 and Rohit 80) against the West Indies and both the batters would be looking to continue their golden run against Kieron Pollard-led visiting side.
MOST RUNS BY INDIA BATTERS AGAINST WI AT HOME
Virat Kohli – 1239 runs in 20 matches at 72.88
Rohit Sharma – 1040 runs in 16 matches at 80.00
Sachin Tendulkar – 677 runs in 17 matches at 45.13
Rahul Dravid – 560 runs in 12 matches at 70
Mohammad Azharuddin – 528 runs in 19 matches at 29.33
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli also holds the record for the most runs scored by an Indian batter against the West Indies in ODIs. In fact, Kohli is the only batter with more than 2000 runs in India-West Indies ODI cricket.
Rohit Sharma is third on the list, only 50 runs behind 2nd-placed Sachin Tendulkar.
MOST RUNS BY INDIA BATTERS AGAINST WI
Virat Kohli – 2235 runs in 39 matches at 72.09
Sachin Tendulkar – 1573 runs in 39 matches at 52.43
Rohit Sharma – 1523 runs in 33 matches at 60.92
Notably, Rohit topped the batting charts when West Indies toured India in 2019 for a 3-match ODI series. The opener had hit 258 runs in 3 matches, including a hundred and a fifty.
India defeated West Indies 2-1 in the said series.
It will be a stiff test for India against Pollard’s men, who have arrived in India after an impressive 3-2 win over England in a 5-match T20I series at home.
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