During the third and last game of the three-match ODI series between the hosts India and the visitors South Africa, the former Indian captain Rohit Sharma became the fourth Indian to record 20,000 international runs.

While the series was 1-1 before the series-decider, Vizag hosted the series finale on Saturday (December 6), where the hosts India chose to field first after winning the toss. After South Africa were bowled out for 270 runs in 47.5 overs, India comfortably chased down the target in just 39.5 overs after losing only one wicket, as all the top order batters for India slammed the Proteas bowlers.

While Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 116 not out off 121 balls, and Virat Kohli scored 65 not out off 45 balls, Rohit Sharma smashed 75 off 73 balls with seven fours and three sixes. During the chase, Rohit completed his 20,000 runs in international cricket and became only the 14th cricketer to record 20,000 international runs. 

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Indian cricketers with 20,000 international runs

Sachin Tendulkar

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was the first Indian to record 20,000 runs in international cricket history. Even more than a decade after his international cricket retirement, Sachin is holding the record for most international runs with 34,357 runs.  

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the greatest batters in the history of international cricket, a master in the ODI format. He has already scored 27,975 ODI runs, and with 42 more runs, he will surpass legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) to become the second most run-scorer in international cricket history.

Rahul Dravid

“The Wall” Rahul Dravid was the second Indian batter to record 20,000 runs in international cricket. The right-handed batter scored 24064 international runs before retiring from international cricket. 

Rohit Sharma

A versatile batter became a legend since he was promoted as an opener in international cricket. The right-handed batter has scored 20,048 runs in international cricket, as he became the fourth Indian to record 20,000 international runs.