Records Rohit Sharma created with his unbeaten 171

Rohit Sharma continued his consistency in limited overs format as he started off India’s down under tour with an unbeaten 171 smashing the Australian bowlers for biggies at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth. Rohit, who has a good record in converting centuries into big knocks kept the streak going as he converted his 7th consecutive ton in ODIs into a 135+ score. During this inning, Rohit broke various records and affected a lot of stats and helped his side post a total of 309 for loss of just 3 wickets in restricted 50 overs though it proved insufficient in the end as Australia overhauled it with relative ease. Here are the records Rohit Sharma created with his unbeaten 171.

171* – Rohit’s unbeaten knock of 171 is the highest individual score against Australia in Australia. Previous was Viv Richards’ 153* in 1979 at MCG. Rohit and Richards are the only players who have scored 150+ in an ODI innings against Australia in Australia.

19 – Innings taken by Rohit to score 1000 runs in ODIs against Australia. He is the fastest to score 1000 runs against Australia. Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara took 20 innings to completed 1000 ODI runs against Australia.

4 – Rohit Sharma now has 4 scores of over 150 in ODI cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, with 5 scores of 150 in ODIs is ahead of Rohit.

7 – Rohit Sharma so far has scored over 135 on 7 occasions in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar, with 15 scores of over 135 in ODIs is ahead of Rohit.

3 – Rohit’s century was his 3rd century on Australian soil in ODIs. Among Indians, only VVS Laxman has scored as many centuries as Rohit in Australia.

2 – This was Rohit’s 2nd ODI century against Australia in Australia. Among Indians, only VVS Laxman has scored as many centuries as Rohit against Australia in Australia.

37– Number of sixes Rohit Sharma has hit against Australia in ODIs. These are the most sixes hit by any other batsman against Australia in ODIs.

141 – Rohit broke the record of the highest individual ODI score in Australia for India. Previous was 141 by Sourav Ganguly against Pakistan at Adelaide, 2000.

100 – With his 2nd six during the innings, Rohit completed 100 sixes in ODIs. He is the 7th Indian and 29th overall to hit 100 sixes in ODIs. In terms of fewer innings taken to 100 sixes in ODIs, Rohit is the 2nd fastest Indian and 9th fastest in overall to the mark.

150 – With his 3rd six during the innings, Rohit completed 150 sixes in international cricket. He is only the 7th Indian and 35th overall to hit 150 sixes in international cricket. In terms of fewer innings taken to 150 sixes, Rohit is fastest Indian and only the 4th fastest in overall to the mark.

461 – Rohit Sharma has scored 461 ODI runs so far against Australia in Australia. Among Indians, only Sachin Tendulkar with 740 ODI runs scored more than Rohit in the ODI format against Australia in Australia.

873 – Rohit has scored 873 ODI runs so far in Australia. Among Indians, only Sachin Tendulkar with 1491 ODI runs scored more than Rohit in the ODI format in Australia.

41.20 – Rohit’s current average in ODI cricket is 41.20. This is the highest average he has achieved in ODI format.

175+ – Rohit’s partnership with Kohli was the 3rd instance of 175+ stand between the pair in ODI cricket. Only 5 Indian pairs and 13 pairs overall have recorded 175+ run stands in ODIs on 3 or more occasions.

150+ – Rohit’s partnership with Kohli was their 2nd 150+ run stand against Australia in ODIs. Rohit-Dhawan, Sachin-Laxman pairs are the only other 2 pairs which have managed to record 150+ run stands in ODIs on 2 or more occasions against Australia.

207 – Rohit’s 207-run partnership with Kohli is India’s 2nd highest partnership against Australia on Australian soil in ODI cricket.