Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has ended his World Cup 2023 campaign with the bat. The aggressive opener ended a record-shattering campaign with a quickfire 47 off 31 balls in the World Cup Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Playing his first ODI World Cup as a captain, Rohit led his side from the front. After a successful tournament with the bat, let’s check out 10 records Rohit Sharma broke in the World Cup 2023.
Records Rohit Sharma has broken in World Cup 2023
- Most centuries in the ODI World Cup: Having entered the tournament tied with Sachin Tendulkar (6 centuries), Rohit went past his idol after smashing a glorious ton against Sri Lanka and taking his tally to 7.
- The first player to hit 500+ runs in consecutive World Cups: The right-hander has ended the campaign as the first-ever batter in the 48-year-old tournament to score 500 or more runs in two consecutive editions (2019 and 2023).
- Most sixes in ODI World Cup history: Having hit 31 sixes in the tournament, Rohit Sharma broke Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in the World Cup. Rohit now stands at 54 maximums, five more than Gayle.
- Most sixes in international cricket: in the first half of the tournament, the Mumbai cricketer broke another record of Chris Gayle. His 131 against Afghanistan took him past Gayle’s record of 553 sixes. The batter currently has 579 maximums.
- The first Indian to hit 300 ODI sixes: What better than becoming the first Indian to hit 300 ODI sixes against arch-nemesis Pakistan at the biggest ground in the world? Rohit hit a sumptuous cover drive to Haris Rauf to breach the 300-mark.
- Most ODI sixes in a calendar year: Hitting 31 sixes in the World Cup 2023, Rohit broke AB de Villiers’ record of 58 sixes in a calendar year. Rohit currently has 67 maximums to his name.
- Most runs by a captain in a single World Cup edition: Ending the event with 597 runs, Rohit has become the captain with the most runs in a single World Cup edition. The previous record was held by Kane Williamson for his 578 runs in the 2019 edition.
- 18000 runs in international cricket: The skipper became just the fifth Indian batter to breach the 18000 run mark in international cricket. The other four are Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly.
- Most sixes in an edition as captain: With 31 sixes in 11 games to his name, Rohit ended the mega event as the skipper with the most sixes in a single edition of the tournament.
- Most fours in an edition as captain: With 66 fours in 11 innings, Rohit now holds the record for most fours as a skipper in a single edition of the ODI World Cup.
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