The India vs Afghanistan World Cup 2023 conflict had an necessary sub-plot happening within the build-up of the sport. It was Virat Kohli vs Naveen Ul Haq. The two has a type of historical past. In an IPL 2023 match, Virat Kohli, enjoying for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Naveen-ul-Haq, enjoying for Lucknow Super Giants, had a heated argument in Lucknow. The spat was some of the talked about incidents on the IPL 2023.
Wednesday’s match was the primary time that the 2 got here nose to nose once more on a cricket discipline. Naveen was jeered by the gang with ‘Kohli Kohli’ chants and a contest between the 2 was anticipated. Naveen Ul Haq bowled brilliantly to Kohli. But so far as any ugly spat is anxious, it was no the place to be seen. In reality, the lasting picture of the match could be when Virat Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq hugged one another. The photographs of the incident went viral instantly.
Virat Kohli Naveen Ul Haq.
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Meanwhile, captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday grew to become the primary Indian to attain seven world cup tons of, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar throughout their conflict towards Afghanistan right here.
While Tendulkar recorded six centuries in as many editions of World Cups that he performed — 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011, Rohit achieved the feat in solely three: 2015, 2019 and 2023.
Rohit additionally holds the document of scoring most centuries (5) by any batter in a World Cup version — a feat that he achieved in 2019 in England.
Rohit’s ton towards Afghanistan was his thirty first total, taking him previous Australian legend Ricky Ponting. He is now behind India’s Virat Kohli (47) and Tendulkar (49) within the historical past of ODI cricket.
Rohit additionally broke Kapil Dev’s (72) document of quickest ODI century for India in World Cup historical past, transferring into triple figures off simply 63 balls (12x4s, 4x6s).
In imperious type throughout India’s chase of 273 towards Afghanistan, Rohit additionally went previous West Indies’ Chris Gayle (553 sixes throughout codecs) to document most sixes hit in worldwide cricket throughout codecs.
Rohit accomplished his half-century off simply 30 balls — second quickest within the version to date — whereas hitting three sixes and 7 fours to make 60 unbeaten off 32 balls on the finish of the eighth over.
Rohit unleashed his signature pull shot to hit Afghanistan bowler Naveen-Ul-Haq on the penultimate ball of the eighth over to overhaul Gayle. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi is third within the record with total 476 sixes.
In the method, the Indian skipper additionally joined Australia’s David Warner in taking least variety of innings (19) to finish 1,000 runs in World Cup historical past.
Among different Indians, Tendulkar (20) and Sourav Ganguly (21) characteristic amongst these with quickest to 1,000 runs in World Cups.
With PTI inputs
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