List of records broken by Rohit Sharma in 3rd T20I against Afghanistan

Most runs by Indian captain

Rohit Sharma now owns the record for most runs by an Indian captain in T20Is. The opening batsman has scored 1648 runs from 54 matches as the captain. Overall. Rohit has scored 3974 runs from 151 matches.

Rohit Sharma broke Virat Kohli's record of Indian captains with most runs in T20Is. Kohli scored 1570 runs from 50 matches as the captain. Rohit replaced Kohli as the t20I captain after the 2021 World Cup.

Joint-most wins as Indian captain

Rohit Sharma now owns the record for joint-most wins by an Indian captain in T20Is. Rohit has captained India to 42 wins from 54 matches. Rohit captained India on a stand-in basis from 2017 to 2021 before taking the charge on full-time basis.

Rohit Sharma shares the top spot with MS Dhoni in the list of Indian captains with most T20I wins. Dhoni finished his captaincy career with 42 wins from 72 matches.

First Indian to score century in 2024

Rohit Sharma is the first Indian batsman to score a century in 2024. Rohit remained unbeaten on 121 off just 69 balls Courtesy of his century, India registered a huge total of 212/4 on the board.

Most centuries in T20Is

Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in World Cricket to score 5 centuries in T20I cricket. While he has most centuries in T20Is already, Rohit shared the top spot with Suryakumar Yadav and Glenn Maxwell.

Suryakumar Yadav has four centuries in 60 matches while Rohit Sharma has played 151 matches. Suryakumar will have his eye on the record and can surely breach Rohit's tally soon. SKY is out of action due to injury.

Highest Partnership

Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh added 190 runs for the fifth wicket. This is now the highest partnership for India for any wicket in T20Is. Rohit scored 121 while Rinku remained unbeaten on 69.

Highest score by Indian captain

Rohit Sharma also owns the record for highest score in T20Is by an Indian captain. Interestingly, he also sits at the second at the third spot. Rohit sits at the fourth spot in the overall list. Aaron Finch at the top spot.

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Talking of the game, India defeated Afghanistan in the 3rd T20I to win the series 3-0. Afghanistan put on a great show, but their efforts didn't prove to be enough. India will play their next T20I in the 2024 World Cup.