After Chris Gayle, it was Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev’s flip…
Indian cricket staff captain Rohit Sharma was in no temper to cease after turning into the participant to hit probably the most sixes in worldwide cricket. After having damaged the report held by Chris Gayle (553) in opposition to Afghanistan through the ICC ODI World Cup encounter, the ‘Hit Man’ went forward to attain a ton.
Because the Indian skipper went previous the landmark three-digit mark in New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley stadium, two extra data, held by two of India’s legendary cricketers, change into historical past.
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Rohit Sharma reached the century in 63 balls — the quickest World Cup century ever scored by an Indian. He made 131 runs from 84 balss earlier than being dismissed by Rashid Khan within the twenty fifth over. Sharma’s innings comprised 12 fours and 4 sixes.
The report for the quickest World Cup hundred by an Indian was held to this point by Kapil Dev, who had crossed the 100-mark in simply 72 balls. The Haryana Hurricane’s iconic innings got here in opposition to Zimbabwe on June 18, 1983, experiences mentioned. Nonetheless, the 1983 World Cup successful captain will now stand second within the record.
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Rohit Sharma was degree with Sachin Tendulkar within the tally of these with most World Cup centuries. The 2 Indian batters had six centuries every until Wednesday. Rohit’s whirlwind innings in opposition to Afghanistan noticed him register his seventh World Cup hundred.
The Grasp Blaster was a part of 5 World Cup campaigns between 1992 and 2011. The continued match, in the meantime, is barely the third for 36-year-old Rohit Sharma.
Gamers with most centuries in ODI World Cup:
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 7
- Sachi Tendulkar (India) – 6
- Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 5
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 5
Earlier, the Indian captain had change into the batter to hit probably the most sixes in worldwide cricket. Rohit Sharma surpassed West Indies nice Chris Gayle’s report of 553 sixes. By the point Rashid despatched him packing, Sharma had hit 5 monstrous sixes and 16 boundaries.
India vs Afghanistan: Because it occurred
India cantered to their second successive win of the match by beating Afghanistan by eight wickets. India chased down a 273-run victory goal with 15 overs to spare on the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 55, sealing the simple win with a boundary.
Electing to bat, Afghanistan have been 63-3 within the 14th over earlier than skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) mixed in a 121-run stand to frustrate India. A complete within the neighborhood of 300 seemed inside their attain however Afghanistan misplaced a clutch of wickets in direction of the top to accept a complete which proved insufficient in opposition to India’s formidable batting lineup.
