List Of Records Rohit Sharma Can Break Vs New Zealand

Team India is all set to begin their next assignment in the white jersey against the touring Kiwis on October 16th at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Men In Blue recently claimed a tour wash against Bangladesh, clean-sweeping them in the two tests and the three T20Is.

With the series against New Zealand being the final home series of the year for team India let's have a look at the records that Rohit Sharma will be keen to break against New Zealand.

Records Rohit Sharma Can Break vs New Zealand

1. 1st Indian To Score Thousand Runs In Two WTC Cycles

Rohit Sharma can become the first Indian batter to score 1000 runs in two WTC cycles, Sharma is 258 runs away from achieving this milestone. Rohit had previously scored 1094 runs in the 2019-21 WTC Cycle in the 12 matches that the Indian team played.

2. Leading Six-hitter For India In Tests

Rohit Sharma has hit 87 sixes in his short 61-Test match career for India, he is just 5 sixes behind the other Indian veteran opener Virender Sehwag who's currently at the top of the tally with 91 sixes in 104 matches.

3. Most Successful Captain For India In WTC

Rohit Sharma can become the most successful captain for India in the WTC Cycle if he can win all the 3 tests against New Zealand. Rohit has won 12 tests in this cycle out of 18, he is just behind former captain Virat Kohli who led India in 22 WTC tests in which he won 14 out of those. If Rohit manages to beat New Zealand 3-0 he can become the most successful captain for India in WTC.

4. 4th Most Successful Captain For India In Tests

Rohit Sharma can break another record in the series against New Zealand, Rohit has won 12 matches out of 18 in this WTC cycle as captain, and if he manages to beat New Zealand in all three test matches then he will overtake former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin who captained the Indian test side from 1990-1997 and tasted victory 14 times.

5. 4th Most Successful Indian Captain

Rohit Sharma could break another big record if he manages to beat New Zealand in the 3-match test series. Currently, Rohit Sharma has won 95 International games across formats as captain out of 128. If he manages to win all the 3 tests against New Zealand then he will overtake Sourav Ganguly who has won 97 matches in his 195 International matches as captain.