Home / Sports / Kohli and Sharma Eyeing Prestigious ODI Milestones in Australia
Kohli and Sharma Eyeing Prestigious ODI Milestones in Australia
18 Oct
Summary
- Virat Kohli needs 54 runs to become 2nd highest ODI run-scorer
- Rohit Sharma set to play his 500th international match
- Rohit aims to become highest six-hitter in ODI history
As of October 19th, 2025, Indian cricket superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are poised to achieve several prestigious milestones during the upcoming ODI series against Australia. Kohli, currently standing at 14,181 ODI runs with an average of 57.88, needs just 54 more runs to surpass Kumar Sangakkara and become the second-highest ODI run-scorer of all time, trailing only the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is set to play his 500th international match, becoming only the 11th cricketer globally to reach this remarkable milestone. Rohit, who has represented India in 67 Tests, 273 ODIs, and 159 T20Is since his debut in 2007, will join an elite group of Indian cricketers, including Tendulkar, Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Rahul Dravid, to have played over 500 international matches.
Furthermore, Rohit is also aiming to become the highest six-hitter in ODI cricket history. He currently has 344 sixes in 265 innings, just seven shy of Shahid Afridi's record of 351 sixes. If Rohit can hit eight more maximums, he will surpass Afridi and cement his place as the all-time leader in ODI sixes.
