Rohit Sharma Records: Milestones he could achieve against NZ

Former India captain Rohit Sharma returns to New Zealand after six years as he prepares himself for the upcoming five-match ODI series in the country. Rohit is fresh from a prolific run against West Indies, having scored 225 runs from three innings with one century and a half-century.

The veteran batter looked at his vintage best, playing sumptuous shots all around the ground. Rohit’s last visit to New Zealand came in 2020, and he had good outings in T20Is. However, the opening batter doesn’t have a great record in ODIs in New Zealand, with 437 runs to his name from 13 innings at an average of 36.41 and a strike rate of 72.95.

Rohit doesn’t have a century to his name in the country and has breached the fifty-run mark four times in the fifty-over format. Hence, there’s some unfinished business for the batting stalwart on Kiwi soil.

As he returns on New Zealand shores for his fifth tour, here are some of the approaching milestones for Rohit Sharma in the upcoming series:

1. Rohit Sharma needs one more century to become the 4th Indian batter to score a Men's ODI century in all SENA nations

2. He needs 36 more runs to become the first Indian opener with 5000 runs in SENA nations in Men's international cricket

3. The opener needs 59 more runs to become the Asian opener with the most ODI runs in SENA nations

4. He’s just two sixes away from registering the most sixes against New Zealand in Men's ODIs

5. Rohit is five sixes away from registering the most sixes against New Zealand in Men's international cricket

6. The opening batter needs seven sixes to become the 1st batter to score 600 international sixes as an opener