Watch: Rohit, Virat join Kapil Dev, and Sourav Ganguly in the elite WC list after they pick their first ODI wicket in 11 years.
For the second straight edition, captain of team India Rohit Sharma amassed 500 or more runs in a single World Cup event, a feat no other batter had managed before in history. After a brilliant show in 2019, which was laced by a record five centuries en route to 648 runs, Rohit breached the 500-run mark on Sunday in the final league game of team India's home tournament with a fifty against the Netherlands. Yet it was impact with the ball that became the talking point at the end of India's 160-run win at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as the Indian captain, for the first time in 11 years, picked up an ODI wicket.
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Shortly after Virat Kohli bagged his maiden international wicket in nine years by dismissing Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards, Rohit introduced himself into the attack for the very first time in this World Cup. It was, in fact, the first time Rohit rolled his arms in international cricket in about three years, the last being in the Chennai Test against England in February 2021.