Hitman Rohit Sharma owning the Cricket World Cup in India!

Hitman Rohit Sharma owning the Cricket World Cup in India!

By Sidhant Maheshwari
Published on | Nov 15, 2023
Selfless captain!

Selfless captain!

Rohit Sharma led from the front again with another whirlwind knock, a 29-ball 47 that provided India a perfect platform in the semifinal

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World record for Rohit!

World record for Rohit!

Rohit Sharma became the first cricketer in Cricket World Cup history to hit 50 sixes

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Hitman leaves Gayle behind

Hitman leaves Gayle behind

With 4 maximums vs NZ, Rohit (51) now has most sixes in Cricket World Cup history, surpassing Chris Gayle (49)

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Most sixes in a single edition

Most sixes in a single edition

Rohit also beat Gayle's previous record for most sixes in a World Cup edition. Gayle hit 26 sixes in 2015 and Rohit has already smashed 28 in 2023

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Rohit Sharma loves the World Cups

Rohit Sharma loves the World Cups

Indian captain has now accumulated 1323 runs in his last 21 World Cup knocks, averaging more than 61. He has also smashed 7 hundreds and 4 fifties

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Roball in the World Cup!

Roball in the World Cup!

Rohit is the only player in World Cup history to score 500+ runs in consecutive World Cups (2019 and 2023)

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A milestone for Hitman!

A milestone for Hitman!

Rohit also became the 5th highest run-scorer in World Cup history, going past Warner. He's only behind Sachin, Ponting, Kohli and Sangakkara

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Fastest to 1500 World Cup runs

Fastest to 1500 World Cup runs

Rohit now has 1528 runs in World Cup - he is the fastest to the 1500-run mark, getting there in just 27 innings

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