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Rohit Sharma becomes fastest opener to 10,000 ODI runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record

Rohit Sharma shattered Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing benchmark during the third fixture against the West Indies, becoming the fastest player to accumulate 10,000 runs as an opening batsman in the fifty-over format. Needing just a pair of runs to cross the threshold, the veteran reached the landmark during his 202nd innings, eclipsing the previous standard of 214 innings set by Tendulkar two decades prior.

This achievement places him alongside elite company as only the fourth opener globally to achieve the milestone. Meanwhile, the contest marked the inaugural men's ODI staged at the venue in New Chandigarh, where the hosts entered with an unassailable two-match lead in the series.

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