New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- With the India vs Pakistan ODI match during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 underway at Dubai on Sunday, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma became the fastest opening batter to reach 9000 ODI runs.

The Indian skipper achieved the feat when he scored his first run of the match. With this feat, Rohit became just the sixth ODI opener to surpass the 9000-run mark with a single.

He also joined Sachin Tendulkar (15310), Sanath Jayasuriya (12740), Chris Gayle (10179), Adam Gilchrist (9200), and Sourav Ganguly (9146) in the elite club.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma left all these batters behind as he has become the fastest opener to reach the milestone.

Stats-wise, he took 181 innings to achieve the 9000-run mark, and surpassed Sachin ...