In the match between India and Afghanistan, Captain Rohit Sharma hits the fastest World Cup century in 63 balls
During the match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Saturday, the captain of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma, recorded the fastest World Cup century by an Indian in 63 balls. He surpassed the previous record of 81 balls held by Virender Sehwag against Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup. Rohit also broke the record for most centuries in the World Cup with his seventh century across three editions, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of six from as many seasons.
Rohit Sharma also equaled the record to become the fastest batsman to cross 1000 World Cup runs, reaching the mark in just 19 innings. He became the fourth Indian to reach the 1000-run mark, behind Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Virat Kohli.
Rohit began his World Cup journey back in 2015, scoring 330 runs with a century in the quarterfinal against Bangladesh. The Mumbaikar broke the record for most centuries in a single edition by smashing five centuries in the 2019 edition. He finished as the highest run-scorer of the tournament with 648 runs.