Cometh the hour, cometh the man they say and Rohit Sharma is showing exactly why he is the big player that he is rightfully regarded as. As the name suggests, IPL's Eliminator is a do-or-die contest where you get no second chance and even though Rohit Sharma has got a couple of reprieves from the GT fielders, Rohit Sharma has brought his A-game into the play and making Gujarat Titans pay. Rohit Sharma survives again as debutant Kusal Mendis puts down a catch π pic.twitter.com/S5C3oDsLF4 — CricketGully (@thecricketgully) May 30, 2025 Rohit Sharma started on 6957 IPL runs and by the time he got to his 47th IPL half-century off just 28 balls, he had become only the second batter ever to cross 7000 runs in IPL. Rohit made 1170 runs in three seasons for Deccan Chargers from 2008-10 and made the move to Mumbai Indians back in 2011 and has since been a key figure in the franchise specially after leading them to their first title in 2013. Milestones & our Hitman go hand-in-hand π7οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£ runs in #TATAIPL for Rohit Sharma β π#MumbaiIndians #PlayLikeMumbai #GTvMI — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 30, 2025 Also Read | KL Rahul pleads to join India A, BCCI approves last-minute call Most runs in IPL - Virat Kohli 8618 Rohit Sharma 7113* Shikhar Dhawan 6769 David Warner 6565 Suresh Raina 5528 Another special milestone for the Hitman Not only has Rohit crossed 7000 IPL runs, he has unlocked yet another special milestone by becoming the only Indian batter to hit 300 sixes in IPL. He is only behind the Universe Boss Chris Gayle now who has 357 sixes in the league while Rohit Sharma is number two on this list as well. Most sixes in IPL - Chris Gayle 357 Rohit Sharma 300* Virat Kohli 291 MS Dhoni 264 AB de Villiers 251 Also Read | 'We Are So Jobless': Rakul Preet Singh Defends Virat Kohli in Viral Avneet Instagram Controversy He achieved both the milestones with a sweep off Rashid Khan which went all the way. Have a look below π - 7000 IPL runs β 300 IPL sixes β A clutch fifty in the Eliminator β @ImRo45 powers past two massive milestones in #TATAIPL & looks unstoppable in this high-stakes clash! π₯LIVE NOW β‘ https://t.co/ratPT4LZKS#IPLPlayoffs | Eliminator π #GTvMI on Star Sports Network &… pic.twitter.com/DgvJwfR1Oj — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 30, 2025