Rohit Sharma Sets New Benchmark, Breaks Tendulkar’s Record

Indian captain Rohit Sharma continues to dominate in ODI cricket

The right-handed batter scored a half-century in the second game against Sri Lanka

It was Rohit's second consecutive fifty-plus score in the series

He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to record the most fifty-plus scores by an Indian opener in international cricket

Rohit Sharma now has 121 fifty-plus scores as an opener in international cricket, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's 120

In 264 ODIs, Rohit Sharma has scored 10,831 runs at an average of 49.23 and a strike rate of 92.29

Rohit Sharma has 31 centuries and 57 fifties in ODIs, with a highest score of 264