Rohit Sharma can make a big record in the first ODI match, will become the second Indian player to do so

By Sandy Verma On Jun 12, 2026

IND vs AFG: After registering a one-sided victory in the only Test match, now Team India seems fully prepared to play the ODI series against Afghanistan. Now less than 48 hours are left for the first match of the series to start. In such a situation, both the teams have intensified their preparations. In this match, all eyes are going to be on experienced batsman Rohit Sharma. Hitman can make a big record in this match.

Rohit Sharma can make a big record

Rohit Sharma is seen playing for Team India since 2007. However, even after that his career was not good till 2013. After which Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the important decision of making him an opening batsman. After which Rohit Sharma has never looked back. In today’s time, Rohit Sharma seems very close to scoring 16 thousand international runs as an opening batsman. Rohit will become the second Indian player to do so by scoring just 6 more runs in the first ODI against Afghanistan. Earlier, Virender Sehwag had achieved this feat. Virender Sehwag, who is at number one, has 16119 runs in his name. Hitman also has a good chance to break this record in this series.

𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 needs just 6 more runs to complete 16000 Intl runs as an opener
He will become only the second Indian opener to reach the landmark, after Sehwag (16119 runs).
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— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) June 11, 2026

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Hitman’s place is also in danger

This series to be played against Afghanistan is going to be very important for former Team India captain and veteran opener Rohit Sharma. Captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir also want Rohit Sharma to get consistent runs from his bat. If Rohit does not score runs in this series, he may be shown the door. In such a situation, Yashasvi Jaiswal will replace Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma also did not perform well against New Zealand in the last series.

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