It seems that Rohit Sharma was batting on another planet during India’s chase against Afghanistan in Delhi. The India captain and opener blazed his way to a score of 131 runs in 84 balls at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, making a mockery of Afghanistan’s total of 272 runs, which India chased down with 15 overs to spare.
Rohit Sharma’s thunderous knock included 16 fours and 5 sixes, while Delhi boy Virat Kohli scored 55 unbeaten runs and finished off the chase.
Virat Kohli’s Sister Bhawna give huge praise to Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma got huge praise and applause from fans and experts from all around the world. One special fan of Rohit is Virat Kohli’s sister, Bhawna Kohli Dhingra, who put up a heart-winning Instagram story to hail Rohit’s magnificent century against Afghanistan.
Bhawna Kohli Dhingra posted an Instagram story, capturing a picture of the moment Rohit Sharma completed his century and was raising his bat with his helmet pulled out. Bhawna captioned her story: “Awsome knock”
Rohit was in some mood against Afghanistan as he kick-started his onslaught from the onset of his innings. He reached his half-century in 30 balls and his century in 63 balls. This is now the fastest ODI World Cup century by an Indian batsman, breaking Kapil Dev’s record of 72 balls in the 1983 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma now has 7 hundreds in the ODI WC, the most number of centuries of all-time, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 6 World Cup centuries. He also now has hit the most number of international sixes, breaking Chris Gayle’s tally of 553 sixes.
Speaking about his innings, Sharma said: “It was a good pitch to bat on, just backed myself to play my natural game. I knew once I got my eye in, the wicket was going to get easier for me. Something that I have been working on from a long time. It’s a special feeling to get a World Cup hundred. Really happy with that. “
The attention now moves to Ahmedabad, where India will take on Pakistan. Rohit had hit a century against Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup in England.
