Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are poised to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s historic World Cup record against Pakistan
At least in this year’s ICC World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar’s incredible record of runs spanning World Cups looks unbeatable. But in the forthcoming encounter against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have a particular record held by Tendulkar that they can break.
Tendulkar is the top run-scorer in the history of the 50-over World Cup, amassing a staggering total of 2278 runs in 45 games across the six seasons in which he competed starting in 1992.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are presently ranked second and third among Indian World Cup run scorers, however they are more over 1000 runs off Tendulkar’s record. The pair are, however, very near to Tendulkar’s World Cup runs against Pakistan.
Tendulkar made 313 runs with an amazing average of 78.25 in five games against Pakistan in the ODI World Cups. Both Virat and Rohit will need to achieve a significant century in the forthcoming game on Saturday in order to break Tendulkar’s record.
The current World Cup round-robin round has seen victory for both India and Pakistan in their first two games. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, while India defeated the five-time winners Australia and Afghanistan.
The fact that India has never lost to Pakistan in seven games in their prior meetings in ODI World Cups has further increased the excitement and expectation around this crucial matchup.
