Overview
- Rohit reached the mark on Saturday, June 13, 2026, during the first ODI against Afghanistan in Dharamsala when he hit a six off Azmatullah Omarzai to bring up 16,000 runs as an opening batter.
- He finished that brief innings 16 runs from 16 balls and was later run out after a miscommunication with partner Shubman Gill.
- During the same spell Rohit moved past Jacques Kallis into eighth on the all-time ODI run-scorers list.
- By topping 16,000 runs while opening across formats he joined an elite group of seven opening batters and became only the second Indian to do so after Virender Sehwag.
- At 39, Rohit’s latest milestones underscore his sustained role in India’s white-ball setup and media coverage notes, with limited sourcing, a claim that he was the quickest opener to 16,000 runs which has not been uniformly corroborated.