5 Young Indian Players Who Can Break Rohit Sharma’s 264 Runs In ODI Innings Record

Rohit Sharma has broken so many records in his international career for India. One of those is the 264-run knock against Sri Lanka in 2014, which is still the highest individual knock in an ODI inning. Many batters since then have crossed the 200-run mark, but getting even near the 250-run mark has been a hard job.

India’s Shubman Gill celebrated a double century against the Kiwis in 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Ishan Kishan also smacked a fine 200 against Bangladesh. With the game fast-tracking into the shortest format, it won’t be an issue for any young batter to cross the 264-run mark.

5 Young Indian Players Who Can Break Rohit Sharma’s 264 Runs In ODI Innings Record

1. Ishan Kishan

The Indian left-handed batter drilled a fine knock of 210 runs in just 131 balls against Bangladesh in 2022 in Chattogram, with the help of 24 boundaries at a strike rate of 160.30. He has always been an aggressive batter from the start of his career.

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Being an opener, he will get most deliveries to face in the 50-over format, which will provide him another chance to breach the 200-run mark and aim for the golden 264-run knock of Rohit Sharma. It won’t be an easy job to hold fitness for the entire 50 overs in the inning.

2. Shubman Gill

A year after Kishan’s magical knock of 200 runs, Shubman Gill smashed an incredible knock of 208 runs in 149 balls against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

The right-handed batter smacked 19 boundaries and nine sixes at a strike rate of 140 against the Kiwis on a flat surface. Gill is a player who starts defensively at the beginning of his innings before looking to show his power in the middle overs.

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal hasn’t had the chance to crack the ODI format yet. But once he gets more chances for India, the left-handed batter can nail the big shots to aim for a 264-run knock in the ODIs.

Jaiswal has already experienced a double century in the List A format. In 33 innings, the southpaw has smacked 1526 runs at an average of 52.62 and a strike rate of 85.97, thanks to the best score of 203 runs. Being an opener, he will get the chance to bat aggressively in the powerplay with just two fielders outside the 30-yard circle.

Jaiswal has already smacked a double century in the longest format, which proves his quality with the bat.

4. Narayan Jagadeesan

It might sound surprising, but Narayan Jagadeesan has already crossed Rohit Sharma’s 264-run knock, but that didn’t come while playing for India. The right-handed batter, during the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 clash between Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh, smacked 277 runs in 141 balls at a strike rate of 196.45, thanks to 25 boundaries and 15 sixes.

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Jagadeesan’s overall record in the List A format is decent, with an average of 46.23 and a strike rate of 94.68 with nine centuries and as many fifties. He can be one of the unknown members to break the record.

5. Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw is another talent who can be brutal from the start of the 50-over game with to aim of breaking Rohit’s record for India. The opener achieved his highest individual List A knock of 244 runs in 153 balls, thanks to 28 over boundaries and 11 sixes at a strike rate of around 160, for Northamptonshire while playing for Somerset.

Shaw is currently out of the national side. But if he returns to the Indian team in the future, he can be the person who has the quality and skill to break Rohit Sharma’s record.