Indian captain Rohit Sharma stole the show with his record-breaking century against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11.
Rohit showcased a batting masterclass in the game and absolutely thrashed Afghanistan’s bowling unit. The Afghan players were left frustrated seeing Rohit Sharma take the bowlers to the cleaners as he smashed an absolutely stupendous century. No Afghan bowler was able to trouble the Hitman as they had no answers to his powerful shots.
Rohit’s powerful knock helped the Indian cricket team clinch a comfortable win by 8 wickets and go two wins in two from the tournament.
Afghanistan’s cricket team had posted a competitive target of 273, however, Rohit Sharma was in the mood to cause some carnage and didn’t let the opposition stand a chance against him. Rohit played a sensational knock of 131 runs off just 84 balls. His knock was laced with 16 fours and 5 sixes.
Rohit broke multiple records during his powerful knock:
Rohit Sharma broke multiple records with his sensational knock. It was his 7th World Cup hundred in just his 19th inning. He showed how consistent he has been on the big stage and proved why he is hailed so highly. He reached the triple-figure mark in just 63 balls, breaking Kapil Dev’s four-decade-old record for the fastest century by an Indian at the World Cup.
List of records Rohit Sharma broke with his brilliant knock:
– Most hundreds in the World Cup.
– Most sixes in International cricket.
– Most sixes by an Indian in the World Cup.
– Most runs in Powerplay for India in an ODI match.
– fastest hundred by an Indian in World Cup history.
Here’s what Rohit Sharma said after winning the Player of the Match award:
Rohit won the player of the match award for his scintillating knock against Afghanistan. During the post-match conference, Rohit expressed his thoughts about his knock and said how he doesn’t want to lose his focus because of counting personal milestones. He 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. Don’t want to think too much (scoring 7 hundreds in just three World Cups), I don’t want to lose my focus. You need to make such things count. You gotta make it big. Some of it (the shots he plays) is premeditated. I let my instincts take over at times, sometimes it really works well. It’s my job to make sure to get those starts especially in run chases. That’s something I have done in the past and something I love doing. Sometimes it (attacking the bowlers) works, sometimes it doesn’t. Just need to keep doing it and keep putting oppositions under pressure going forward.”
