Top 5 major records Rohit Sharma achieved in 2025 you must know
As 2025 comes to an end, Rohit managed to leave a strong mark on the game. Here is a look at the top five records and milestones achieved by the 38-year-old during the year.
Veteran India batter Rohit Sharma went through a year of contrasts in 2025. The year began on a tough note when he dropped himself from the playing XI due to poor form in the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney in early January, a match India went on to lose.
Things soon improved for the Mumbai cricketer as he led India to Champions Trophy glory on March 9, defeating New Zealand in the final. Later, on May 7, Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket, ending a 67-match career in which he scored 4,301 runs, including 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries.
Another major moment came ahead of the ODI series against Australia in October, when Rohit was removed as captain, and Shubman Gill was given the role. Despite India losing the series 2–1, Rohit produced strong performances and finished as the Player of the Series. As 2025 comes to an end, Rohit managed to leave a strong mark on the game. Here is a look at the top five records and milestones achieved by the 38-year-old during the year.
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1. Most Sixes in ODI Cricket
On November 30, during the first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa in Ranchi, Rohit Sharma broke Shahid Afridi’s 15-year-old record to become the player with the most sixes in ODI cricket.
Afridi had scored 8,064 runs in 398 ODIs and hit 351 sixes. Rohit achieved the milestone in just 279 matches, scoring 11,516 runs and smashing 355 sixes.
2. Fourth Captain to Win Player of the Match in an ICC Final
In the 2025 Champions Trophy final, Rohit Sharma played a key role in India’s historic win. Chasing 252 against New Zealand, he scored 76 off 83 balls, hitting seven fours and three sixes to guide India to a four-wicket victory.
Rohit was named Player of the Match, becoming only the fourth captain to achieve this in an ICC final after Clive Lloyd, Ricky Ponting, and MS Dhoni.
3. Third Indian to Reach 50 International Centuries
During the final ODI of the series against Australia on October 25 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 121 off 125 balls. His innings helped India chase 237 and win the match by nine wickets.
This was Rohit’s 33rd ODI century and his 50th international hundred, making him only the third Indian to reach the milestone after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
4. Most ODI Centuries by a Visiting Player in Australia
With his unbeaten century in Sydney, Rohit Sharma became the visiting player with the most ODI centuries in Australia. He went past Virat Kohli and Kumar Sangakkara, who had five centuries each.
Overall, Rohit has scored 1,530 runs in 33 ODIs in Australia, averaging 56.66, with six centuries and five fifties.
5. Second Captain to Win ICC Titles in ODI and T20I Formats
Under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, India won the 2025 Champions Trophy, making him only the second captain to win ICC titles in both ODI and T20I formats.
The only other captain to achieve this feat is MS Dhoni, who led India to victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy.
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