Unwanted Cricket World Cup Record achieved by Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan
India were left off to a horrible start while chasing the target of 200 runs against Australia in their opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday, with captain Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer all losing their wickets without scoring a single run. In the history of the Cricket World Cup, this was the second time that both of India's openers were dismissed for a duck in the same match. Before Kishan and Rohit, the dubious feat was achieved by Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Sunil Gavaskar, who were dismissed without disturbing the scorers against Zimbabwe in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. That match is incidentally etched in history books thanks to a stupendous 175-run knock by Kapil Dev that left the cricketing world stunned.
India beat Australia by six wickets to start their ICC World Cup campaign on a positive note. Half-centuries from both Virat Kohli and KL Rahul powered India's chase of 200 after the home team lost three wickets with just two runs on the board. Thanks to Kohli and Rahul's 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket, India completed the task in 41.2 overs.