Rohit Sharma broke world record for fastest century in the World Cup
Rohit Sharma broke world record for fastest century in the World Cup

IND vs AFG: One of the best players who contributed to the Indian team in many wins is Rohit Sharma. He batted brilliantly against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023 and hit the fastest century for India. India was given a goal of 273 runs to win from Afghanistan.

Rohit Sharma hit Afghanistan with a powerful bat. It took Rohit just 30 balls to score a half-century and 63 balls to score a century. In the history of the World Cup, he has become the player to score a century for India in the quickest time possible. He has broken Kapil Dev’s previous record. In the 1983 ODI World Cup match against Zimbabwe, Kapil hit a century in just 72 deliveries.

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In the current match against Afghanistan, Rohit Sharma has scored 129 runs in 78 balls, hitting 16 fours and five long sixes. He reached 1000 runs in the ODI World Cup after hitting 23 runs against Afghanistan. He has broken the record for the quickest player to 1,000 runs. In addition, he is now the fourth Indian player to surpass 1,000 runs in an ODI World Cup.

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