Rohit Goes Past Sachin To Make History
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India claimed a comfortable four-wicket win over England in the second ODI in Cuttack, taking 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Chasing 305, India went across the line in just 44.3 overs.
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The biggest positive for the hosts was their skipper Rohit Sharma, who hammered 119 runs off 90 balls.
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This was Rohit's 32nd century in the ODI format. With this, he also achieved a big feat.
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With 119 runs, he has now registered 15,404 runs for India as an opener across all three formats.
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Rohit is now the second highest-run scorer for India as an opener. The first spot is still held by former batter Virender Sehwag with 15,758 runs.
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In the process, Rohit surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in the race. Sachin scored 15,335 runs as an opener for India.
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