Rohit Sharma becomes the first India batsman to hit four centuries in a World Cup and that is an achievement which certainly places the batsman in a row of classic cricketers. The India opener leaves no stone unturned when it comes to scoring big and taking his team forward in the score tally against the opponents.
The Tuesday match between India and Bangladesh let the India opener achieve the feat of scoring his fourth century and with this, he becomes the only and first Indian cricketer to hit four-hundred in a World Cup. The match opened with a sort of uncertainty for Rohit as he got a lucky lifeline on his catch being dropped by Tamim Iqbal. Rohit was on a score of 9 runs only and this catch miss came as a life savior for the batsman who got a chance to score an unstoppable century at 90 deliveries.
A feat of four hundred in a tournament is magnificent and Rohit Sharma surely deserves, perhaps even more than this.
ICC took to express its joy and wish the Indian player for his feat through its Twitter post:
https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1146020602437877765
However, apart from being the first Indian batsman to achieve this feat, Rohit has become the second cricketer in the world to make this record as Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has also created this record with four hundreds in the World Cup. With this, Rohit equals with Kumar Sangakkara. the Sri Lankan batsman made this record in the 2015 World Cup
India, on Tuesday, is facing Bangladesh after its latest defeat against the host team England. This match, after its last defeat, has become significant for team India as winning it would ease its path to enter into the semis. But a defeat in the match would make things bit critical as that would be the last match of the team. India will next play against Sri Lanka on July 6.
Also read: Rohit Sharma Century Helps India Thrash Pakistan By 89 Runs To Retain Unbeaten Record At World Cup