Records continued to tumble as Indian skipper Rohit Sharma surpassed the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to stoke most centuries in the World Cup. During his marathon knock in IND vs AFG, Rohit also scored the fastest World Cup century by an Indian batter. Apart from that, Sharma also became the player with most maximums in the international arena. Not only that, Rohit also equaled David Warner for amassing fastest 1,000 WC runs in tournament history.
Milestones achieved by Rohit Sharma in IND vs AFG:
- Most centuries in World Cup (7)
- Most centuries in a single World Cup edition (5 in 2019)
- Joint-fastest to 1000 runs in World Cup
- Fastest century by an Indian in World Cup (63 balls)
“Was a good win for us, very important to get that momentum at the start of the tournament. It is about absorbing pressure and taking the right decision on the field. There will be a spell from the opposition where you will have to absorb pressure. Leading up to the tournament we had played such games. You have got players with different skill sets in our team,” Rohit said after the match.
“They bring different attributes of the game to the team and it puts you in good positions as a team when you have that. We have got guys who can play fearless cricket with bat and guys who can absorb like the last game. (Asked about playing Pakistan and the talk around it) For us it’s crucial that we don’t worry about external factors and just look at things we can control,” he added.
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