New Delhi:
Rohit and Virat set eye on record: Indian fans are disappointed after the 32-run defeat on Sunday in the second match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. It is clear that after the first match is tied, now Team India will take the field on Wednesday with the intention of leveling the series. At the same time, in the match, the eyes of in-form captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will also be on those big records, which their fans are eagerly waiting to see made. Although Kohli’s bat has not lived up to expectations in the first two ODIs, Rohit showed that despite the break in the last few days, his bat is not rusted.
…then Rohit will become the fourth Indian batsman
Rohit is standing on the verge of touching the figure of two thousand runs in ODI against Sri Lanka. And by scoring just 14 more runs, the Indian captain will become the fourth Indian batsman to achieve this feat. Among them, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are the batsmen who have scored two thousand or more runs against Sri Lanka. At the same time, if Rohit plays an inning of 42 runs in the last ODI, he will become the ninth Indian batsman to score 1000 runs in all formats on Sri Lankan soil.
Virat also has a chance, but…
Apart from Rohit, Virat Kohli has a chance to score 1000 runs in ODI against Sri Lanka on their own soil. Currently Kohli is at third place with 903 runs and to become Hazari he will have to play an innings of 97 runs. The question from here is, will he be able to do this after flopping in the first two matches? The answer is that he is Kohli, brother! Can do anything. However, if he does this, he will be the third Indian batsman after Tendulkar and Dhoni.