4 milestones Indians can reach in the 2nd ODI against West Indies

West Indies batsmen have stepped up to the plate in the first ODI and got to 300+ total in Guwahati. Shimron Hetmyer, who has struggled in Test cricket, scored his third ODI century to help Windies post a good total on the board. Moreover, they played for the full 50 overs without getting bowled out.

However, the second half of the game where Indians came out to chase did not go well for the visitors. Rohit Sharma (152*) and Virat Kohli (140) ensured an 8-wicket victory in Guwahati.

In the first ODI, Rohit Sharma scored his 6th 150+ score in ODIs and surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (five 150+ scores in ODIs) while captain Virat Kohli scored his 36th ODI hundred. Here are some more records that can be broken and feats that can be achieved by the Indian players in the second ODI match between India and West Indies which is to be played in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.

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# Rohit Sharma is 6 sixes away from joining the 200 club

Swashbuckling Indian opener Rohit Sharma need six more sixes to complete 200 sixes in ODI cricket. He currently has 194 sixes in 183 ODI innings and is just behind Sachin Tendulkar (195 sixes). In the first ODI against West Indies, Rohit had smashed 8 sixes and surpassed Sourav Ganguly (189 sixes).

Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only Indian player to hit over 200 sixes in this format of the game. He currently has 210 sixes in 275 ODI innings. Considering the current form of both Dhoni and Rohit and their batting positions, Rohit Sharma certainly will finish his ODI career with most sixes by an Indian player.

Rohit Sharma had hit 21 sixes in his last five ODI games for India with a minimum of three sixes in each of those games. He could be expected to surpass Sachin Tendulkar in this match and get close to the magical 200 sixes mark.

MS Dhoni is 51 runs away from completing 10K ODI runs for India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is just 51 runs away from completing 10,000 runs for India in ODIs. Playing for India, Dhoni scored 9,949 runs in 275 innings at a whopping average of 50.24 which includes 9 centuries and 67 half centuries.

However, Dhoni had already completed 10K runs in ODIs. He played 3 ODIs for the Asia XI team in the year 2007 in which he scored 174 runs. Overall in ODIs, Dhoni has amassed 10,123 runs at a brilliant average of 50.61 which includes 10 centuries and 67 half centuries.

It was against Sri Lanka in December last year was when Dhoni scored a half-century for India in an ODI. Considering his batting position and this stat, it certainly does need a miracle to help Dhoni getting to this milestone in the second ODI against West Indies in Vizag.

# Rohit-Dhawan need 29 more runs to become India's second most successful opening pair

Shikhar Dhawan (left) along with Rohit Sharma (right)

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are among the best openers in ODI cricket in the recent past. And they are now within the touching distance of breaking yet another record. The duo so far scored 3,891 runs for the first wicket while batting together in ODIs and need to score another 29 runs to surpass the runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag for the first wicket in ODIs.

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are the most successful opening pair for India - 6,609 runs for the first wicket between them in 136 ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag are the current second-most successful pair in ODIs for India - 3,919 runs in 93 ODIs.

Rohit and Dhawan have scored 447 runs for the first wicket in 6 ODIs since the start of the Asia Cup 2018 and that includes their mammoth 210-run stand against Pakistan. Both these openers are in good nick in the white-ball cricket and will surely try to break this record in the second ODI against West Indies.

# Virat Kohli is 81 runs away from becoming fastest to 10,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli has, till date, amassed 9,919 runs in 204 innings in ODIs. He needs to score 81 more runs to become the fastest (in terms of innings) to complete 10,000 ODI runs. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is the current holder of this record - in 259 innings.

Virat Kohli will become fifth Indian and 13th player overall to complete 10,000 runs in ODI format. Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs), Sourav Ganguly (11,363), Rahul Dravid (10,889) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (10,123) are the four players from India to score over 10K runs in ODI cricket.

118, 117, 99, 65 - These are scores of Virat Kohli in the four ODIs he played at Visakhapatnam, the venue of second ODI between India and West Indies. Kohli scored 167 & 81 (against England) in the only Test match he played at this venue till date. Looking at his love affair with this ground, Kohli will certainly aim to get to the 10K milestone in the second ODI against West Indies.