Rohit Sharma Becomes Fastest Opener to Reach 10,000 ODI Runs, Surpassing Tendulkar
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 of 214 innings. Rohit is the fourth opener to reach this mark, joining Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, and Sanath Jayasuriya. At 39, he continues to demonstrate consistent performance, recently scoring a century in the second ODI and contributing significantly to India's batting lineup.
First-hand measurement across 7 sources
We measured how 7 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.
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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.