Rohit Sharma created history, left MS Dhoni behind, became the first Indian to do so

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Rohit Sharma created history, left MS Dhoni behind, became the first Indian to do so

byManasavi
21 Feb, 2025

With the start of Team India's campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025, Rohit Sharma has made a big record in his name. He has surpassed MS Dhoni in a special list and has gone ahead of all the Indian players.

Team India's campaign has started in the Champions Trophy 2025. The Indian team is playing its first match against Bangladesh. This tournament is very special for India's captain Rohit Sharma. He has made a big record in his name at the very beginning of the Champions Trophy. Rohit has surpassed MS Dhoni in a special list and has gone ahead of all the players of India. At the same time, Virat Kohli has equaled MS Dhoni in this list along with the match.

Rohit Sharma left Dhoni behind

Rohit Sharma's international career started in the year 2017. He played his first ICC event, the 2007 T20 World Cup. At the same time, the Champions Trophy 2025 is the 15th limited overs ICC event of his career. Let us tell you, with this he has made the record of playing the most limited overs ICC events for India. Earlier this record was in the name of MS Dhoni. He had played 14 limited overs ICC events for India.

This is Virat Kohli's 14th limited overs ICC event. This means he has equaled MS Dhoni in this list. Yuvraj Singh also played 14 limited overs ICC events in his career. Chris Gayle, Mahela Jayawardene, Shahid Afridi and Shakib Al Hasan hold the record of playing the most limited overs ICC events in international cricket. These players have played 16-16 limited overs ICC events.

Most ICC Tournaments (Limited Overs) for India

15 – Rohit Sharma

14 – Virat Kohli

14 – MS Dhoni

14. Yuvraj Singh

12. Ravindra Jadeja

11. Sachin Tendulkar

11. Harbhajan Singh

A special match for Ravindra Jadeja too

Let us tell you, Ravindra Jadeja is playing the 200th match of his ODI career. He is the 16th player to play so many ODI matches for India. Let us tell you, the record of playing the most ODI matches for India is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. He has played 463 ODI matches. At the same time, Dhoni is at number two in this list with 350 matches.