Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh): Opening batsman Rohit Sharma on Wednesday became the leading run-scorer in the 50-over format in 2019.
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He achieved the feat against West Indies by scoring 159 runs in the ongoing second ODI of the three-match series here at Vishakapatnam.
Sharma went on to register his seventh century in this calendar year and as a result, he surpassed Virat Kohli to achieve the feat.
The 32-year-old Sharma so far has 1427 runs in the ODI format in 2019 while Kohli has 1292 runs to his credit.
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Players with more ODI centuries in a calendar year than Rohit Sharma:
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1. Sachin Tendulkar
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1. Sachin Tendulkar
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Earlier this year, Sharma had scored five centuries in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. As a result, he became the first batsman to record five 100 plus scores in a single edition of the tournament.
During the innings, he also went past 11,000 List A runs.
