Sports Desk. In the first semi-final of the current Cricket World Cup (ICC Cricket World Cup 2023), the first semi-final is being played between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai). In this match, Rohit Sharma has made another achievement in his name. After scoring 19 runs against the Kiwi team, Rohit has completed his 1500 runs in the World Cup. He has become the third batsman from India to achieve this record. He achieved this feat in the 27th match of the World Cup. Rohit’s bat is proving to be a curse for the opposition bowlers in the current tournament. He has scored 550 runs in 10 matches of this World Cup at an average of 55 and strike rate of 124.15.
Let us tell you that the record of scoring most runs in the World Cup is in the name of veteran Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He had scored 2,278 runs in 45 matches. Australia’s Ricky Ponting is at second place in this list. He scored 1,743 runs in 42 innings of 46 matches in the World Cup. Apart from this, star batsman Virat Kohli is at number three while Kumar Sangakkara is at number four. Read More – Urfi Javed seen in back lace top
Before this match, Kohli had scored 1,624 runs in 35 matches. At the same time, Sri Lanka’s legendary batsman Sangakkara had scored 1,532 runs. Rohit has now scored 1528 runs. It is noteworthy that 36-year-old Rohit, who made his ODI debut against Ireland on June 23, 2007, has played 261 matches so far. During this period, this right-handed batsman has scored 11613 runs in 253 innings at an average of 49.13 and strike rate of 91.81. Read More – Bigg Boss 17: Isha Malviya and Samarth Jurel crossed limits in the house, video going viral…
During this period, he has also scored 31 centuries along with 55 half-centuries. His highest score in this format is 264 runs. He has also scored three double centuries in ODIs. In the semi-final match against New Zealand, he played a destructive inning of 47 runs in 29 balls with the help of four fours and four sixes. In ODIs so far, he has hit 989 fours and 320 sixes.