Revisiting Rohit Sharma’s Incredible Record of 264 Runs

Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricketer and the vice-captain of the Indian national cricket squad is known for his amazing batting skills. It was 2007 when Rohit Sharma made his international debut in the One Day International (ODI) match against Ireland. Since then, Rohit has done wonders on the field. He is a great middle-order batsman, who has also been seen playing as an opener occasionally. The right-hander has also been seen bowling with his off-break skills occasionally. Rohit Sharma has held several international records and broke records of other players too.

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Rohit Sharma became the player with the highest ODI individual score of 264 from 173 deliveries, in the match against Sri Lanka on 3 November 2014, at his favorite cricketing ground, Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The player has several records at this ground, but this record has made everyone’s mind blown. The Indian run-getter scored 33 fours and 9 sixes in the match. Rohit Sharma made it to the end of the match when he fell out of the last ball at 49.6 over, by Mahela Jayawardene catch. He ended it with a brilliant score of 404/5 for the team. It was Rohit Sharma who was responsible for such a high run rate. India won that match by 153 runs and Rohit was given the title of ‘Player of The Match’. That incredible moment will never be forgotten by the Indian cricket fans.