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Rohit Sharma first to 200 sixes and 12,000 ODI runs
Rohit Sharma became the first batter in ODI history to hit 200 sixes and only the seventh player to cross 12,000 runs, achieving both milestones during the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati on Wednesday, 30 September 2026. The 39-year-old former India captain scored a 72-ball 101, with 10 fours and six sixes, as India chased 406 runs in 43.4 overs.
Times Now reports Rohit also broke Sunil Gavaskar's 39-year-old record as the oldest player to score an ODI century on Indian soil, at 39 years and 153 days. NDTV notes he is the first to hit 200 ODI sixes overall. Rediff reports he is the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in the 12,000-run club. Skipper Shubman Gill scored 233 off 133, his 11th ODI hundred.
Rohit, who now plays only ODIs with an eye on the 2027 World Cup, also holds the record for most sixes in ODI cricket (378) and most sixes in one country (202 in India).
Indian Opinion Analysis
The three outlets report the same match facts but lead with different milestones: NDTV and Times Now front the sixes record, while Rediff leads with the 12,000-run mark, attributing its copy to PTI. Times Now alone adds the Sunil Gavaskar age record and reports unsubstantiated retirement rumours, a sensationalist element absent from the others. All three note Rohit's focus on the 2027 World Cup as his remaining goal, and no outlet criticises or praises the BCCI or selectors. Coverage is uniformly celebratory and neutral in stance.
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (3): ndtv.com (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (sensationalist)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
