Rohit broke many big records
Rohit Sharma IND vs NED: The teams of India and Netherlands are facing each other in the 45th and last league match of the World Cup 2023. In this match, another brilliant inning was seen from the bat of captain Rohit Sharma. He scored a brilliant half-century and made many big records of the World Cup. During this time, he also joined a special club of Sachin Tendulkar. He was out in this match after scoring 61 runs on 54 balls.
First player to do so in the World Cup
Rohit Sharma has so far scored more than 500 runs in the World Cup 2023. Rohit had scored more than 500 runs in the last World Cup also. With this, Rohit Sharma has become the first player in the world to score 500+ runs in consecutive editions of the ODI World Cup, he achieved this feat in both 2019 and 2023. Not only this, he has also become the first Indian captain to score 500 runs in the World Cup edition.
Joined Sachin’s special club
Rohit Sharma has become the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to score more than 500 runs twice in the World Cup. Before this, only Sachin could do this feat. However, Sachin Tendulkar did not do this in consecutive editions of the ODI World Cup.
Most runs by an Indian captain in a World Cup
503 – Rohit Sharma (2023)*
465 – Sourav Ganguly (2003)
443 – Virat Kohli (2019)
332 – Azharuddin (1992)
303 – Kapil Dev (1983)
Most number of 50+ scores in ODI World Cup
21 – Sachin Tendulkar (44 innings)
15 – Virat Kohli (35 innings)
13 – Rohit Sharma (26 innings)*
13 – Shakib Al Hasan (36 innings)
12 – Kumar Sangakkara (35 innings)
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