​From Belfast to Lord’s: Rohit Sharma’s glittering ODI career for India detailed originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Rohit Sharma may play his last ODI for India at Lord’s on July 19, ending a legendary career.His numbers include 11,731 runs, 33 hundreds, and cricket’s highest individual score, 264.The journey moved from a quiet debut in Belfast to several record-breaking innings across nearly two decades.Cricket fans across India could be gearing up for a bittersweet farewell this weekend, with the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground possibly becoming the final stop in Rohit Sharma’s stunning one-day international career.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIndia take on England in the third and concluding match of their ODI series, and word going around suggests the veteran opener might hang up his ODI boots once the game is done.Nothing has been made official yet by either the player or the board, but just the thought of it has turned this fixture into one of the most heartfelt occasions Indian cricket followers have witnessed in recent memory.Should Lord’s indeed turn out to be his last dance in the format, it would bring things full circle for a career that quietly kicked off in Belfast back in 2007. Across the years that followed, this graceful right-handed batter grew from a middle-order hopeful into arguably the greatest opener the 50-over game has ever produced.MORE: Rumours swirl as Rohit Sharma tipped to retire at Lord’sAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBefore diving into the milestones that shaped his career, it’s worth taking stock of the full picture, which explains why so many rank him among the finest white-ball batters this generation has seen.RecordStatsMatches286Runs11,731Batting average48.00Centuries33Half-centuries62Highest score264Double centuries3150-plus scores8Virat Kohli and Rohit SharmaBCCI/CreimasRohit stepped onto the international one-day stage on June 23, 2007, facing Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast as part of the Future Cup.He was slotted into the middle order, but never actually got the chance to bat that day, since India chased down the target with ease, sealing a nine-wicket win with four overs still in hand.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: Rohit OUT Jaiswal IN: Fans want Yashasvi to grab India ODI opening spotRohit’s game number 50 came against Sri Lanka on February 24, 2012, at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval during the Commonwealth Bank Series, where he managed just five runs off 13 balls before getting out.More than a year on, his 100th appearance arrived against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo’s Queens Sports Club on July 26, 2013. Batting at number four, he chipped in 13 runs from 18 deliveries as India cruised past a target of 145 for a seven-wicket win.Not long after this game, the team management made the call to push him up as a permanent opener, a decision that would completely reshape the rest of his career.AdvertisementAdverti