Mumbai, May 6 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) star batter Rohit Sharma is just 79 runs away from becoming the second player ever to register 7,000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The former MI skipper, who led the Blue and Gold franchise to the IPL glory five times, could reach another milestone of his glittering T20 career if he gets another big score against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

Currently, Rohit is the second-highest run-getter in the tournament's history, with 6,921 runs at an average of 29.83 and a strike rate of 132.00. He has hit two centuries and 46 fifties in 262 innings throughout his IPL career.

At the top is Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli, who has made 8,509...