Rohit Sharma, the captain of Team India, broke the records of Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Kapil Dev in the ODI World Cup by scoring a century against Afghanistan. Sharma sits at the top of the standings with this century, which is his eighth of the competition. He had previously been tied with Sachin Tendulkar for the most hundreds with six, but he played an outstanding century against Afghanistan to reach this landmark.
In addition, Sharma scored his century in just 63 balls, making him the fastest Indian to do so at the ODI World Cup. The previous holder of this mark was Kapil Dev, who completed a World Cup century in just 72 balls. To celebrate Rohit Sharma’s amazing accomplishment, the Arun Jaitley Stadium crowd in New Delhi stood up. With seven centuries, Sharma now holds the record for the most centuries in the ICC World Cup.
The illustrious Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is in second place with six centuries, followed by the former captain of Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara, with five centuries. Ricky Ponting, a former Australian captain, and David Warner, an Australian opener, are now in fourth and fifth place in the ICC World Cup with five and four centuries, respectively.
India, who was chasing a 273-run mark, got off to a great start against Afghanistan. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma scored 156 runs together in their opening stand. Ishan Kishan was removed for 47 by spinner Rashid Khan, cutting his innings short of the fifty-run mark.
At the moment, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are on the field, and Rohit got removed after making 130 runs. In order to get a higher net run rate (NRR), India, who are in a strong position, will try to complete the game soon.
Here is how X reacted to Rohit’s innings:
Rohit Sharma becomes the batter with the most @cricketworldcup hundreds with a belligerent ton against Afghanistan 🔥@mastercardindia Milestones 🏏#CWC23 #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/AnZL1FDg4T
— ICC (@ICC) October 11, 2023
Rohit Sharma ka 100th 7th WC shatak, record tod performance! Well played champion, asli entertainer! 🏏 #RohitSharma #WorldCupRecord pic.twitter.com/3LGFeJuPdJ
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 11, 2023
Topping The Charts! 🔝
Most Hundreds (7️⃣) in ODI World Cups 🤝 Rohit Sharma
Take a bow! 🙌 #CWC23 | #TeamIndia | #INDvAFG | #MeninBlue pic.twitter.com/VlkIlXCwvA
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2023
And The Hundred for Rohit Sharma!🔥🐐💯#INDvAFG #ODIWorldCup2023 #ICCWorldCup2023 #INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/bCcw4pFwYe
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) October 11, 2023
Keep breaking records champion!! 🙌🇮🇳🏏⭐
He is now the quickest centurion for India in the World Cup too. A magical hundred off just 63 balls!! 🔥#Hitman we call him for a reason! 🙌#INDvsAFG #RohitSharma #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/W4M8X2XFdJ
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) October 11, 2023
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