India vice-captain Rohit Sharma, on Tuesday against Bangladesh, became the highest run-getter in the ongoing World Cup, going past Australia opener David Warner.
After being dismissed for 104, Sharma has 544 runs so far in the tournament, as he became only the second Indian batsman to score 500-plus at one edition. He also went past Sachin Tendulkar’s 1996 tally of 523, while the Master Blaster’s tally in 2003 remains the highest in one edition.
Match report for India vs Bangladesh here.
Sharma brought up his fourth hundred of the tournament after scoring tons against South Africa, Pakistan and England. The Bangladesh bowlers wilted under batting-friendly conditions as Sharma, along with KL Rahul, brought up 180 for the first wicket. It was also the highest opening stand of the tournament among all teams.
Sharma was on nine when he was dropped by Tamim Iqbal at deep mid-wicket. The India opener, since then, went from strength to strength to complete yet another hundred. He was finally dismissed at 104 off 92 balls. Warner has 516 runs to his name while Australia captain Aaron Finch is not far behind and has amassed 504 runs.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who scored his sixth fifty at the ongoing tournament is just two runs behind the India opener with 542 runs in his kitty.
Rohit Sharma loves Bangladesh and for the third ICC tournament in a row, has brought up a hundred. He scored a thrilling 137 against the Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Rohit Sharma will also have an eye on Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time highest tally of 673 runs, which the latter made during the 2003 edition. The 32-year-old also has most ODI hundreds by any batsman since January 1, 2017. Skipper Virat Kohli, though, is hot on his heels and is only one behind at 15. Sharma also brought up his sixth hundred in England.
Sharma also brought up his fourth hundred in one World Cup, which put him level with Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara, who was in sublime touch in the 2015 edition before his team crashed out in the quarter-finals.
The century at Edgbaston also means that Sharma has as many hundreds as two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting and Sangakkara. He is only one behind Tendulkar’s all-time tally of six centuries. As mentioned earlier, Sharma has one hundred from the 2015 edition.
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