Mumbai, April 13 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) batting icon Rohit Sharma etched his name in the record books as he completed 6000 Indian Premier League (IPL) runs for the five-time champions.

Hitman achieved this feat during his side's clash against the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the ongoing IPL on Sunday in Mumbai.

Rohit now has 6013 runs under his belt in 231 at an average of 29.76 and a strike rate of 132.82, including 40 half-centuries and two hundreds for the Mumbai-based franchise. After Rohit Suryakumar Yadav has the highest number of runs (3809) for MI.

Hitman is also the second-highest run scorer in the history of IPL with 7183 runs to his name in 276 matches, while RCB's batting heavyweight Virat Kohli ...