Asia Cup Cricket LIVE – Rohit Sharma Asia Cup: Most Runs Asia CUP Cricket – India under Rohit Sharma will attempt to win Asia Cup title record 8th time. For the Indian skipper the tournament can be more special as he is on cusp of multiple milestones this Asia Cup 2022. Rohit is ready to overtake Sachin Tendulkar’s HIGHEST RUNS RECORD in Asia Cup. He also can become first Indian to score 1000 runs in the continental showpiece: Follow All Asia Cup 2022 LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- Rohit Sharma will led in the Asia Cup 2022 edition and will be one of the favorites to clinch the tournament
- As things stand, Rohit is on 883 runs, second highest for any Indian after Sachin Tendulkar
- Rohit could also become the third player to score 1000 runs in the Asia Cup and first from India
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Rohit could become third player to score 1000 runs
Most Runs Asia CUP Cricket: The Indian skipper is one of the decorated players in the history of the Asia Cup as he is the fifth-highest scorer in the tournament. Rohit is currently on 883 runs in the tournament an needs another 117 runs to become just the third player to score 1000 runs in the tournament. Only Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara have scored more than 1000 runs in the competition history.
Rohit could also become the highest-scorer in the tournament history, but will need 338 runs to that. India could play a maximum of six matches in the tournament and with Rohit opening the innings for India, this could not be ruled out. However, he needs to be at the best of his form to achieve that.
Most Runs Asia CUP Cricket LIST
| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 25 | 1220 | 130 | 53.04 | 102.52 | 6 | 3 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 24 | 1075 | 121 | 48.86 | 84.51 | 4 | 8 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (INDIA) | 23 | 971 | 114 | 51.10 | 85.47 | 2 | 7 |
| Shoaib Malik (PAK) | 21 | 907 | 143 | 64.78 | 93.02 | 3 | 4 |
| Rohit Sharma (INDIA) | 27 | 883 | 111* | 42.04 | 90.01 | 1 | 7 |
Sachin Tendulkar’s record in sight
As things stand, Rohit requires just 89 more runs to go past Sachin Tendulkar for most runs by an Indian in the Asia Cup. Currently, Tendulkar’s tally reads 971 runs and is on course to be left behind by his fellow Mumbaikar. Interestingly for Rohit he has played the Asia cup in both T20 and ODI format, compared to Tendulkar who played the 50-over format.
Virat is the third-highest scorer for India in the Asia Cup with 766 runs, while anther former India captain MS Dhoni is on 690 runs. Shikhar Dhawan who is not part of the contingent for the Asia Cup is on 613 runs.
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Virat Kohli also eyes personal milestone
Alongside Rohit, Virat Kohli is also in line to surpass Tendulkar. The former India captain is on 766 runs, and is the sixth-highest scorer in the history of the Asia Cup. Virat needs 206 runs to reach the tally and could be on his way to surpass the god of cricket.
If Virat does manage to score a hundred, his first in more than two years, he will have four hundreds in the Asia Cup. Only Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara have scored more tons to in the continental tournament, so this could be the perfect time for Virat to register the milestone.
Most hundreds in Asia Cup
Sanath Jayasuriya – 6
Kumar Sangakkara – 4
Virat Kohli – 3*
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