Rohit Sharma Breaks World Record, Becomes 4th Indian batter to Score 1000 World Cup Runs 2023

Rohit Sharma scored his 53rd ODI half-century off just 30 deliveries and then hit pacer Naveel-ul-Haq for an 85m maximum, shattering Chris Gayle’s record of most sixes in international cricket.

Rohit Sharma on Wednesday reached multiple remarkable milestones while batting in India’s second ICC World Cup 2023 fixture, against Afghanistan in Delhi. He completed 1000 runs in World Cups the moment he reached the score of 22 in the chase of 272 at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. He went on to score his 53^rd ODI half-century off just 30 deliveries and then hit pacer Naveel-ul-Haq for an 85m maximum over deep square leg, shattering ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle’s long-standing record of most sixes in international cricket.

Rohit bounced back stronger against Afghanistan after securing a duck in the previous encounter against Australia in Chennai. During the fifth over of India’s chase, he smashed Fazalhaq Farooqi for a flat six over long-off to complete 100 World Cup runs, becoming only the fourth Indian batter to reach the milestone.

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, the highest run-getter in ODIs, tops the list with 2278 runs, followed by Virat Kohli (1115), and Sourav Ganguly (1006). Rohit is the fourth entrant to the elite club of Indian batters.