-Vinay Kumar
The 2nd March of the 2-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka ended today at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (SL vs IND 2nd Test Match, 2022) in Bengaluru. This match is special for Team India captain Rohit Sharma, as he is playing the 400th match of his international cricket career. He has become the 9th player to take this example to his name. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of this list, who played more than 400 international matches in his career.
Rohit Sharma’s 400th International Match
The second and final match of the latest Test series between India Sri Lanka, which is the Pink Ball Day Night Test, started in Bengaluru today. Team India is leading 1-0 in this series. Sri Lanka will have to win this match at any cost to avoid defeat in this series. But, even if this match turns out to be a draw, Team India will still win the series.
The history of international Test cricket tells that, this is the 45th Test match of the Indian team captain Rohit Sharma’s career. Team India captain Rohit Sharma has played 230 ODIs and 125 T20I matches so far in all three formats of international cricket. Including all the three formats, he has played 399 international matches so far. And, the Day Night Pink Ball Test match being played in Bangalore against Sri Lanka (Pink Ball Day Night Test Match SL vs IND, 2022) is the 400th match of his career.
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Rohit Sharma 9th Indian player to play 400th international match
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is at the top among the players who have played the most international matches. He played a total of 664 matches in his career. After him, Sri Lanka’s famous player Jayawardene is at the second position with 652 matches. The Indian player who has played the most international matches after Sachin Tendulkar is former India great captain MS Dhoni, who played 538 matches in his career. Rohit Sharma has become the 9th Indian player to play 400 matches or more.
Indian cricketers who have played 400 international matches so far
Sachin Tendulkar 664 matches
MS Dhoni 538 matches
Rahul Dravid 509 matches
Virat Kohli 458* matches
Mohammad Azharuddin 433
Sourav Ganguly 424 matches
Anil Kumble 403 Matches
Yuvraj Singh 402 Matches
Rohit Sharma 400* Match