Rohit Sharma became the second Indian and seventh batsman in the world to score ten thousand runs in T20 cricket.

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In the 23rd match of the 15th season of the Indian Premier League or IPL, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has achieved the feat of scoring 10000 T20 runs in the match against Punjab Kings.

• He is the second Indian batsman after Virat Kohli to achieve this feat and the seventh batsman in the world.

• Right-handed batsman Rohit Sharma is the seventh batsman in the world who has scored 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.

• But Chris Gayle has achieved the feat of scoring 10000 T20 runs in the shortest innings. This can be seen in the following table:

• Chris Gayle (14562)     --     285 innings

• Shoaib Malik (11698)     --     368 innings

• Kieron Pollard (11430)     --

• Aaron Finch (10444)     --     327 innings

• Virat Kohli (10326)     --     299 innings

• David Warner (10308)     --     303 innings

• Rohit Sharma (10000)     --     362 innings

Shoaib Malik broke record: 

Rohit Sharma has come fifth in terms of the fastest innings to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket, leaving behind Shoaib Malik. Rohit achieved the figure of 10 thousand runs in 362 innings while Shoaib Malik achieved this in 368 innings and now he has come to the sixth position.