Rohit Sharma Creates History Vs KKR In IPL 2026; Shatters Huge Record

Rohit Sharma creates history vs KKR [Source: AFP]

Rohit Sharma and KKR are a beautiful love story, and one that has been going on for ages. The Mumbai Indians batter loves to play at the Eden Gardens, KKR’s home ground, and at the same time, he loves to score runs against them (be it home or away).

Ahead of the IPL 2026 match between the Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders, Rohit, the MI opener, had a great chance to break a historic record against his favourite IPL rival. Over the years, Rohit has shattered multiple records in the tournament, and on Sunday, he attained another milestone.

Rohit Sharma dethrones Warner to create history vs KKR

Before the match on Sunday, Rohit Sharma needed 10 runs to become the IPL player with the most runs against KKR. He had 1083 runs and was at the touching distance of the historic milestone. 

The right-handed batter eventually attained the milestone by scoring 10 runs, and he surpassed David Warner (1093), who was previously the highest run-scorer against the former three-time IPL winners. Rohit broke the record in his 36th match against the Knight Riders, as he averages 38 and strikes at 127 against them.

Against the former IPL winners, KKR, Rohit has struck six fifties, and also has a solitary century to his name. Interestingly, he is only the third IPL player to score more than 1,000 runs vs KKR, with the other two being David Warner, and Virat Kohli.

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Most runs vs KKR in IPL

Rohit now occupies the top sot, having dethroned Warner, who dominated for years against the Knight Riders.

Legendary RCB batter, Virat Kohli sits in third place, with 1021 runs, with a strike rate of 133, and a solitary fifty.

Two Indians are placed at the fourth and fifth place, respectively, as Shikhar Dhawan, and Suresh Raina also make the cut.

A sneak peak into Rohit's legendary IPL career

Rohit is the only capped player who has participated in all IPL seasons (From 2008 to the present). Interestingly, the Indian opener has won the joint-most IPL championships (6), and sits at the top, alongside CSK and Mumbai legend, Ambati Rayudu.

The former MI captain has played 273 IPL matches and has scored the second-most runs in tournament history (7066),with an average of 29, and a strike-rate of 132.19.

The 38-year-old is one of the most successful IPL captains, having won five IPL titles as skipper. From 2013-2022, MI won five championships as the Blue team dominated the league.

Rohit set to play IPL 2026 as first-team player

Last season, Rohit had a niggle and the MI team management mostly used him as an impact sub. He only batted for the side and was replaced when MI used to bowl.

There were doubts that Rohit would once again be benched during Mumbai’s bowling in IPL 2026, but the management decided something else.

The coaching department revealed that Rohit will not play as an impact player and will also be used as a fielder in all the games that Mumbai will play in IPL 2026.

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