Leaders Online Desk : IPL 2024 : Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma is going to make a special performance in the history of Indian Premier League i.e. IPL today (April 18). He will be joining an elite club in the IPL, which has only Mahendra Singh Dhoni's name so far. Chennai Super Kings great wicketkeeper batsman MS Dhoni is the only cricketer to have played more than 250 matches in the IPL. Now Rohit Sharma's name will be included in this list.
Rohit Sharma will become the second cricketer in the world to play 250 matches in IPL when he takes to the field against Punjab Kings at Chandigarh. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only one who has played more matches than him. Dhoni has played 256 matches for Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Supergiants, while Rohit Sharma has played 249 matches so far for Deccan Chargers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. After that, Dinesh Karthik is at the third position. He has so far played 249 matches for Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rohit Sharma has scored a total of 6472 runs in 244 innings of 249 matches while remaining unbeaten 29 times. His highest score in IPL is 109 runs. He has scored at an average of 30.1 and a strike rate of 131.22. Apart from two centuries, he has scored 42 fifties. During this time he has hit 582 fours and 272 sixes.