Sports: Rohit Sharma breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup record, made 7 centuries in just 19 Innings, and made other various records. Read On
Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian team, decimated Afghanistan’s bowling lineup and laid the groundwork for his team’s triumph. Yesterday, was the hitman show in the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While attempting to reach a goal of 273, Rohit immediately began to attack the Afghan bowlers, scoring a quick century in only 63 balls and helping his team reach 131 for 84.
After making a century on Wednesday, Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player to score 7 World Cup hundreds in World Cup which surpasses the record of Former Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar during the India – Afghanistan Match.
Rohit Sharma broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar and other records. Rohit also broke Kapil Dev’s record for the fastest ODI century for India in the history of the World Cup, moving into triple figures off just 63 balls, where Kapil Dev touched triple figures in 72 balls.
Sachin Tendulkar took his X, shared his happiness, and praised both Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah for their performance. While Rohit hammered a century and Bumrah took a 4-fer. Tendulkar tweeted, “Two fine performances by Bumrah and Rohit were well supported by the bowling and batting units, respectively.”
He further added, “The 2 games have seen different players contributing, and that making things up greatly for the 14th of October. Looking forward!” #INDvAFG
Apart from the fastest 07 centuries, Rohit Sharma also broke another record which was made by Chris Gayle. He breached the spectacular record of former West Indies opener Chris Gayle for hitting the most sixes in International Cricket.
He has also surpassed Australian Ricky Pointing’s record and now ranks third in the list of most centuries in ODIs with 31 centuries with only Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli ahead of him. India will next play their match against Pakistan on Saturday at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
