IND versus AFG, World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma outperformed Virender Sehwag’s record for the quickest World Cup ton by an Indian in only 63 balls.
Rohit Sharma recorded the quickest World Cup hundred by an Indian in 63 balls during the match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Saturday.
The 36-year-old outperformed Virender Sehwag’s 81-ball hundred against Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup. Rohit additionally broke the record for most hundreds On the planet Cup with his seventh 100 years across three versions, outperforming Sachin Tendulkar’s count of six from as many seasons.
The 36-year-old additionally equalled the record to turn into the quickest hitter to cross 1000 World Cup runs, arriving at the imprint in only 19 innings.
Rohit turned into the fourth Indian to the 1000-run mark behind Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli.
Rohit started his Reality Cup venture in the 2015 version, scoring 330 runs with 100 years in the quarterfinal against Bangladesh. The Mumbaikar broke the records for most hundreds in a solitary release, crushing five tons in the 2019 version. Rohit completed as the most noteworthy run-getter of the competition with 648 runs.
- Quickest World Cup hundred by an Indian
- 63 balls – Rohit Sharma – India versus Afghanistan, 2023
81 balls – Virender Sehwag – India versus Bermuda, 2007
83 balls – Virat Kohli – India versus Bangladesh, 2011
84 balls – Sachin Tendulkar – India versus Kenya, 1999
84 balls – Shikhar Dhawan – India versus Ireland, 2015