World Cup 2023 | Rohit Sharma Topples Sachin Tendulkar in 'This' Illustrious WC Record

Rohit Sharma celebrates his World Cup 2023 century against Afghanistan (x.com)

Indian captain Rohit Sharma unleashed yet another batting masterclass, this time against Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup in Delhi. The dashing opener raced to his fifty off just 30 balls, and completed his century from the 63rd delivery of his innings.

Remarkably, Sharma’s thunderous ton marked the 31st century of his ODI career, and the seventh tripe-figure score of his World Cup profile as he went past batting great Sachin Tendulkar for an all-time record.

Rohit Sharma eclipses Tendulkar to score most centuries in WCs

Rohit Sharma made his World Cup debut during the 2015 edition of the tournament. The cricketer reserved his scintillating best for the subsequent chapter of the cricketing carnival in 2019 across English pitches, where he blasted five centuries during his 648-run competition haul.

Leading Team India in 2023 World Cup at home with six tournament centuries to his name, the elegant right-hander slapped his seventh World Cup hundred with his match-winning effort against Afghanistan in Delhi. In doing so, Rohit Sharma went past Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest century-maker in World Cup history.

While Tendulkar had taken 45 innings across six different editions to produce six World Cup centuries, Sharma overcame the tally in just his 19th World Cup appearance. Here is a list of top five highest century-makers in World Cup history.

Most centuries in World Cup matches:

Watch: Rohit Sharma in action against Afghanistan

Notably, Rohit Sharma also scaled a number of other batting records through his run-chase blitz against Afghanistan. For starters, he became the joint-fastest batter, alongside David Warner to complete 1,000 runs in World Cup matches.

Moreover, he also went past Chris Gayle to become the most prolific six-hitter across all forms of international cricket. Sharma additionally blazed his way to a 63-ball ton, marking his innings as the fastest-ever hundred in World Cup history among all Indian batters, bettering Kapil Dev’s 72-ball effort from the 1983 edition by nine deliveries.

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