Rohit Sharma Becomes Fastest Opener to Reach 10,000 ODI Runs, Breaking Tendulkar's Record
Rohit Sharma became the fastest opener to score 10,000 ODI runs during the third ODI against the West Indies in New Chandigarh on October 3. He achieved the milestone in 202 innings, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 22-year-old record by 12 innings. Rohit joined Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, and Sanath Jayasuriya as the only openers to reach this mark. Tendulkar remains the highest run-scorer as an opener with 15,310 runs in 344 innings.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (80/100). Lens Score 31/100.
Outlets measured: moneycontrol, news18, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–85/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 2 Oct, 05:22 pm. Other outlets followed.