Rohit Sharma on Wednesday became the first player to score 3500 runs in T20I history

He reached this landmark during his side’s match against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup 2022

Rohit achieved the feat as he took a run against Haroon Arshad in the first over of the match

Rohit, who had scored 3499 runs before the start of the match, reached 3500 runs

New Zealand’s Martin Guptill has scored 3497 runs and Virat Kohli is placed in the third position with 3,343 runs

The Indian captain is now highest run-getter in the shortest version of the game

He featured in all Asia Cup editions since 2008, making him the first Indian to feature in seven series of the tournament

In the Asia Cup, Rohit has smashed 895 runs in 27 innings at an average of 40.68