Rohit Sharma becomes the second player to play 250 ipl matches

• Rohit Sharma has played his 250th Indian Premier League match, becoming only the second player to do so after MS Dhoni.
• Rohit reached this milestone in a match against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
• Rohit Sharma through his IPL career has racked up 6472 runs at an average of 30.1 and strike rate of 131.22. He has hit 42 half-centuries and scored 2 tons in his IPL career. This makes him the fourth highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history just behind the likes of Virat Kohli who is at the top followed by Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner respectively.

Most Matches Played in IPL

• 256 – MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings & Rising Pune Supergiant)
• 249 – Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers & Mumbai Indians)
• 249 – Dinesh Karthik (Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers

Bengaluru & Gujarat Lions)

• 244 – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
• 232 – Ravindra Jadeja (Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings & Gujarat Lions)