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Hitman Of Social Media! Rohit Sharma Achieves Huge Milestone On Instagram

Rohit Sharma continued his purple patch and slammed a century in the third and final ODI against Australia in Sydney to sign off from the country on a dominant note. Playing his last game in Australia, Rohit slammed an unbeaten century as India chased down the target of 237 in just 38.3 overs at the loss of one wicket. Rohit added a match-winning partnership of 168 runs with Virat Kohli. Virat remained unbeaten on 74 off 81 balls. Apart from proving his heroics on the field, Rohit has also shown that he is the Hitman of social media as he has completed 45 million followers on Instagram. The Indian opener is the fourth cricketer to achieve this milestone. Indian cricketers with most Instagram followers Virat Kohli tops the list of Indian cricketers with the most Instagram followers. The star Indian batter has 274 million followers. He is also the most-followed Indian personality on the platform. Virat is followed by Sachin Tendulkar, who has 51.3 million followers. The Master Blaster mostly played in an era when there was no social media. He retired from international cricket in November 2013. MS Dhoni sits in the third position. The former India captain has 49.8 million followers. He stays off social media. He announced his retirement from international cricket on Instagram. Also Read: Virat Kohli Creates World Record, Becomes First Batsman In ODIs To... Will Rohit play Vijay Hazare Trophy? Rohit is now set to have a one-month break from the game as India are scheduled to play their next ODI against South Africa on November 30. The ODI specialist player will have another one-month break after the SA series. Will Rohit feature in the Vijay Hazare Trophy during this period? India captain Shubman Gill didn't confirm Rohit's and Virat Kohli's participation in the tournament and said that they wil have discussions are the SA series. "There's a bit of a gap between the South Africa and New Zealand series. We will have discussions after the South Africa series, and we will decide on how to keep the players in touch," he said.

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Virat Kohli Creates World Record, Becomes First Batsman In ODIs To...

Virat Kohli returned to form after bagging back-to-back ducks in the first two ODIs against Australia and played a match-winning knock of 74 in the third ODI of the series in Sydney. Kohli signed off from Australia on a winning note as India avoided a whitewash. The former India captain remained unbeaten on 74 off 81 balls in the chase to the target of 237. He and Rohit Sharma put on a 168-run partnership for the second wicket. Rohit, who was removed from captaincy before the Australia tour, bagged the Player of the Match award for his century. The Indian opener remained unbeaten on 121 off 125 balls. He scored a half-century in the second ODI. Virat Kohli creates world record Virat Kohli created a world record and etched his name in the history books during his knock. He is now the only batsman in ODI cricket's history to score more than 6000 runs in successful chases. He was already in the top position. With 5490 runs, Sachin Tendulkar sits in second place. The Master Blaster hit 14 centuries in successful chases. Kohli, on the other hand, has 24 tons in successful chases. Rohit Sharma sits third in the elite list. He has 4701 runs. Rohit also has 14 centuries in successful chases. Virat has the best average in successful chases among the top three stars. He has a solid average of 89.29. Virat, who became the backbone of the Indian middle-order in 2012, has won many matches while chasing. He did struggle in the initial phase of his career and was also dropped. He made his return in 2009 and has been a regular since then. Also Read: Virat Kohli Creates World Record, Becomes First Player In 54 Years Of ODI Cricket History To Achieve Epic Feat When will Virat Kohli play next game for India? Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will return to India as they are now only active in ODIs. They will play their next international game against South Africa on November 30 in Ranchi. The next two ODIs are scheduled to be played on December 3 and 6 in Raipur and Vizag, respectively.