Indian cricket workforce skipper Rohit Sharma added one other humongous milestone to his already illustrious profession with a scintillating century in opposition to Afghanistan within the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. The veteran batter regarded in large contact as he dominated the Afghanistan bowlers and was in a position to full his ton in simply 63 deliveries. It was the quickest century by an Indian batter in Cricket World Cup historical past and he broke the report belonging to legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev who slammed a 72-ball century in opposition to Zimbabwe in a 1983 World sport that’s etched in historical past books.
Fastest lots of in World Cups (by balls confronted)
49 – Aiden Markram (SA) vs SL, Delhi, 2023
50 – Kevin O’Brien (IRE) vs ENG, Bengaluru, 2011
51 – Glenn Maxwell (AUS) vs SL, Sydney, 2015
52 – AB de Villiers (SA) vs WI, Sydney, 2015
57 – Eoin Morgan (ENG) vs AFG, Manchester, 2019
63 – Rohit Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2023
Overall, this was the fifth quickest century by an Indian batter in ODI historical past.
Fastest ODI lots of for India (by balls confronted)
52 – Virat Kohli vs AUS, Jaipur, 2013
60 – Virender Sehwag vs NZ, Hamilton, 2009
61 – Virat Kohli vs AUS, Nagpur, 2013
62 – Mohammad Azharuddin vs NZ, Baroda, 1988
63 – Rohit Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2023
Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai hit half-centuries as Afghanistan reached 272-8 in opposition to hosts India of their World Cup conflict on Wednesday.
Afghanistan elected to bat first at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium which witnessed a World Cup report 754 runs scored within the earlier match when South Africa posted 428 and defeated Sri Lanka.
The floor was a sea blue with almost all the 40,000 seats taken, many in anticipation of a giant contribution by celebrity cricketer and Delhi-born Virat Kohli.
But on the finish of the Afghanistan innings it was tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah who stood out for the house aspect together with his greatest World Cup bowling figures of 4-39. Afghanistan slipped to 63-3 earlier than Shahidi (80) and Omarzai (62) placed on 121 runs to assist Afghanistan recuperate.
(With AFP inputs)
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