Rohit Sharma completed the half-century of ODI 50s during the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan.
The India captain smashed 56 runs off 49 balls to give his team a powerful start.
Rohit is the eighth Indian batter to notch 50 half-centuries in ODI cricket. Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 96.
Other Indians on the list include Rahul Dravid (82), MS Dhoni (73), Sourav Ganguly (71), Virat Kohli (65), Mohammad Azharuddin (58) and Yuvraj Singh (52).
Rohit Sharma is the second-fastest batter to score 10,000 ODI runs. He achieved the milestone vs Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2023.
Rohit Sharma always performs against Pakistan. In 18 ODIs against the arch-rivals, Rohit has 787 runs, including two centuries and seven half-centuries.
Rohit’s opening partner Shubman Gill scored his eighth ODI half-century in the Super 4 match vs Pakistan. The duo put up a 121-run partnership.
Rohit Sharma has secured a place on the all-time list of most run-scorers in Asia Cup.
He has so far played 26 games in the continental tournament, accumulating 939 runs at an impressive average of 49.42.
Riding on the centuries from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, India produced 356 runs against Pakistan. In response, Pakistan could only reach 128.