After Rohit destroys Afghanistan with a world record 100 in the World Cup, Sunil Gavaskar mentions Sehwag, saying, “Viru was also”
Sunil Gavaskar, a legendary cricketer, was ecstatic to see Rohit Sharma rewarded for his aggressive batting approach as the Indian captain squashed a tenacious Afghanistan team with a scorching century at the ICC World Cup 2023 in New Delhi. With his quick-fire century in the ninth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Afghanistan and hosts India on Wednesday, the seasoned Indian opener broke a number of records.
After being ejected for a duck in India’s World Cup 2023 first match against Australia, Rohit made a spectacular comeback to score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The senior batsman scored his maiden century of the 2023 World Cup to help Team India defeat Rashid Khan’s team by eight wickets. By leading the record of hitters with the most One Day International (ODI) hundreds in World Cup history, the 36-year-old beat out Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
When Rohit reached his seventh century during the ODI World Cup, he broke Tendulkar’s previous mark of six hundreds. While Tendulkar got six hundreds in 44 innings, he accomplished the incredible accomplishment in only 19. Batting veteran Gavaskar said that Rohit does not bother about personal goals in light of his spectacular performance. While concentrating on providing India auspicious beginnings, the former India captain called attention to the fact that Rohit missed a couple hundreds.
He missed out on a lot of hundreds, but I’m glad he got a hundred. He is a risk-taker around him. Because of this, it sometimes occurs, as it did in the 1960s and 1970s, when he used half-centuries to jumpstart the squad. He does, however, want to continue doing so since it is good for the team. For instance, you get that (run rate of) 8 runs per over today, according to Gavaskar’s statement to Star Sports.
The world’s most prolific six-hitter is Rohit
Your net run rate benefits from the strike rate. Who can predict what will happen? after an additional 5–6 games. For qualification, you may require those decimal points. He obviously lost out on a few hundred, but he still kept us all amused. And today was yet another noteworthy event. Some of the sixes he struck are just incredible, said Gavaskar.
Rohit broke Chris Gayle’s record of 553 sixes to become the cricketer with the most sixes ever. In international cricket, the Indian opener has smashed the most sixes (556). In ODI cricket, Rohit blasted 297 maximums out of 556 sixes. Gayle, Shahid Afridi (476) and Brendon McCullum (398) come after Rohit in the top ranking.
“Viru was also comparable”
Every one of his centuries is enjoyable to see. Considering the ease with which he seems to be striking the ball as he strikes it along the ground. Only a select few hitters can pull off the front foot as he can. Viru was comparable to Virender Sehwag in the same way. Opening batter strikes out hard and scores 60s, 70s, and 80s,” said Gavaskar.
In the ODI World Cup, veteran hitter Rohit finished with 1,000 runs in the joint-fastest time. In 19 innings, the Australian David Warner and the Indian skipper scored 1,000 runs combined. In 63 balls, the Indian captain finished up his century against Afghanistan. Additionally, Rohit criticized India’s quickest century during the ODI World Cup in Delhi. The previous record was set by Virender Sehwag, a great Indian opener. Sehwag, a former India opener, hit an 81-ball century against Bermuda in 2007.
“And look, we cricket fans and bat enthusiasts want them to keep going. then when they don’t. Then, sometimes, we get quite agitated. similar to the kind of shot you made. Still, they get 60s, 70s, and 80s. However, we want them to continue and get a 100. He is pleased to have 100 after January. India wants its captain to get things going because that is what they need. the type of flying start that is granted because it helps a team score a lot,” the batting icon said.
