IND vs SL, Asia Cup Final: Rohit Sharma Eyes Sachin Tendulkar's Asia Cup 2023 Record
India will take on Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2023 Final on Sunday (September 17) at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
India skipper Rohit Sharma, who has already scored 5 fifties in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, will look to break Sachin's all-time record.
The 36-year-old senior opener needs 33 runs to surpass Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 971 runs in Asia Cup (ODIs) for India.
Rohit recently became the 2nd fastest batter to complete 10,000 runs in One-Day-Internationals.
Rohit Sharma has so far scored 939 runs in 27 Asia Cup matches (ODIs) with a batting average of 46.95 .
Sachin Tendulkar scored 971 runs in a total of 23 Asia Cup matches for team India, with help of 7 fifties and two tons.
If Rohit manages to score 61 runs, he will become first Indian batter and 3rd overall after Jayasuriya and Sangakkara to score 1000-plus runs in Asia Cup (ODI) history.