8 records that tumbled as Rohit Sharma produced a blinder in the 2nd T20I against Windies 

Shikhar Dhawan (L) and Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan (L) and Rohit Sharma

#3 Highest run scorer for India in T20Is

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Rohit Sharma pipped compatriot and skipper Virat Kohli on the list of highest run scorers for India in the shortest format of the game, as he surpassed Kohli's tally of 2,102 runs during the course of his century.

Rohit became the highest run scorer for India when he was on the score of 11*. He now has 2,203 runs in the 20-over format 78 innings, with 15 fifties and 4 hundreds.


#2 Second highest run scorer in T20Is

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Rohit not only became the highest run scorer for India, but also the second highest run scorer globally, eclipsing Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli and Shoaib Malik in the process.

He now only trails Kiwi opener Martin Guptill, who has 2271 runs, just 68 runs ahead of Hitman.


#1 Most centuries in T20Is

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Rohit has etched his name in the realms of history by becoming the first batsman to notch four centuries in the shortest format of the game. Hitman feasted on the Windies bowling attack, launching an all-out attack on a wicket that was difficult to bat on. He smashed 74 of his runs via boundaries, hitting 8 fours and 7 sixes in the process.

Rohit, who earlier shared the top spot with New Zealand batsman Colin Munro, now occupied the apex position. This was the fourth occasion that he had breached the three figure mark, having previously scored hundreds against South Africa, Sri Lanka and England.

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