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On This Day, November 13: Relive Rohit Sharma’s Epic 264 Run-Knock Against Sri Lanka In 2014 | Watch Video

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has been among the highly rated batters in international cricket when it comes to playing attacking and aggressive brand of cricket. Rohit has achieved many records in hi international career and one such record was on November 13, 2024.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has always been among the most efficient batters in modern-day cricket. The latter is known for his aggressive intent and smashing the bowlers to all parts of the ground from the first ball. Rohit’s career hit a new high when he began to open the innings from 2013. The latter who was once struggling to score runs in the middle order turned on his beast mode after starting to take on the bowlers from the first ball.

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Rohit Sharma is the only batter to smash three double-hundreds in the history of ODI cricket. The latter achieved double centuries against Australia and Sri Lanka respectively. Rohit’s one such knock came on November 13, 2014 when put up an absolute carnage for the Sri Lankan bowlers and achieved his highest ODI individual score of 264 runs off 173 balls which included 33 fours and nine sixes. This knock is one of the best played by any batter in international cricket and set up new standards of power hitting.

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Apart from being an exceptional batter, Rohit Sharma has been a brilliant captain as well. From winning five IPL trophies with the Mumbai Indians to helping the Indian team lift an ICC trophy after a long-awaited gap of 11 years, the right-handed Mumbai is currently in the peak time of career. However, Rohit is going through a lean phase with the bat right now and is undergoing a lot of criticism. With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 coming up, Rohit will once again have the chance to prove himself.

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