Cometh the hour, Come the Storm! Ro-HIT- Sharma slammed a thumping century in IND vs AFG clash. India has been tasked to chase 273 runs and Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave the Men in Blue a perfect start. Rohit reached his fifty 30 balls and then continued his carnage. He managed to reach his century in just 63 balls.
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Following a disappointing duck dismissal in the previous game against Australia, Rohit Sharma came to the crease determined for revenge. After a cautious start, Rohit immediately changed gears and went on the attack. He continued thrashing the Afghani bowlers for fun.
Not contented with fours, Rohit started hitting sixes for fun. He went on to slam the biggest six of the tournament so far in the tournament with a monstrous hit of 93 meters.
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Rohit Sharma now holds a few of the major records in World Cup.
- Most centuries in World Cup (7)
- Most centuries in a single World Cup edition (5 in 2019)
- Joint-fastest to 1000 runs in World Cup
- Fastest century by an Indian in World Cup (63 balls)
Highest run-rate for 150-plus opening stand in ODIs
9.08 – 159(105) – JM Bairstow, JJ Roy (ENG) vs PAK, Bristol, 2019
9.08 – 165*(109) – BB McCullum, JD Ryder (NZ) vs ENG, Hamilton, 2008
8.98 – 286 (191) – ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga (SL), Leeds, 2006
8.55 – 201*(141) – G Gambhir, V Sehwag (IND) vs NZ, Hamilton, 2009
8.35 – 156(112) – Ishan Kishan, RG Sharma (IND) vs AFG, Delhi, 2023
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Highest opening partnerships for India in WC
189 – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul vs SL, Leeds, 2019
180 – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul vs BAN, Birmingham, 2019
174 – Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma vs IRE, Hamilton, 2015
163 – Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Jadeja vs KEN, Cuttack, 1996
156 – Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2023