Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma set new information in ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup historical past throughout India’s semifinal towards New Zealand on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Kohli went previous Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 673 runs for the document of most runs scored in a single version of the event. He additionally registered his eighth 50+ rating on this event, additionally going previous Tendulkar’s document of seven set in 2003.
The document of 673 appeared to be beneath risk in 2019 from each Rohit and David Warner however neither might overhaul the sensational tally that Tendulkar had amassed throughout India’s run to the ultimate in South Africa.
Rohit, who supplied India with yet one more excellent begin, went previous Chris Gayle’s document for essentially the most sixes within the historical past of the lads’s Cricket World Cup. Rohit completed the day with 51 sixes to his title. Earlier within the event, Rohit additionally went previous Chris Gayle’s document for essentially the most variety of sixes in worldwide cricket (three codecs mixed). Gayle had hit 553 in his profession, Rohit went previous that quickly after he crossed half century towards Afghanistan.
Additionally on this event, the Indian captain had additionally damaged Tendulkar’s document for essentially the most centuries within the historical past of ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar had scored six centuries in 44 innings he performed on the World Cup, whereas Rohit introduced up his seventh ton within the event in his nineteenth innings.
Each Rohit and Kohli are among the many high 5 runscorers of the continuing event.
Most runs in a single ICC Males’s World Cup version:
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674* – Virat Kohli in 2023
673 – Sachin Tendulkar in 2003
659 – Matthew Hayden in 2007
648 – Rohit Sharma in 2019
647 – David Warner in 2019
Most sixes within the historical past of ICC Males’s World Cup:
51 – Rohit Sharma
49 – Chris Gayle
43 – Glenn Maxwell
37 – AB de Villiers
37 – David Warner