The fastest World Cup century of all time was scored by Rohit Sharma, who shattered the previous records held by Sachin Tendulkar and Matthew Hayden.
India’s skipper Rohit Sharma hit his 31st ODI century on Wednesday at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, setting their team up for a crushing victory over Afghanistan in their World Cup 2023 match. Rohit reached his century in 63 balls, setting a World Cup record for the quickest century ever by an Indian. The previous record holder was Kapil Dev, who achieved it in 1983 against Zimbabwe off 72 balls; however, tonight, when India dominated Afghanistan in their pursuit of 273, Rohit outdid the former all-rounder by nine balls.
With his savage century, Rohit surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record of seven centuries in World Cup history. Between 1992 and 2011, Tendulkar participated in five World Cups and scored six hundreds, the most recent of which was 111 against South Africa in Bengaluru during his 41st innings. Rohit, in contrast, has played in just 19 World Cup innings, cementing his position at the top of the list.
With his savage century, Rohit Sharma surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record of seven centuries in World Cup history. Between 1992 and 2011, Tendulkar participated in five World Cups and scored six hundreds, the most recent of which was 111 against South Africa in Bengaluru during his 41st innings. Rohit, in contrast, has played in just 19 World Cup innings, cementing his position at the top of the list.
In the fifth over, Fazalhaq Farooqi was chipped down the wicket by Rohit Sharma, who then smoked him over long on for his maiden six. He pulled a slower one from the left-arm fast two overs later to equal Gayle’s 553 sixes. Another Rohit pull was released in the very next over, catapulting him to the top of the six list. It was only the beginning, as Rohit would go on to smash a another boundary, bringing his total to 14. 14… Let that sink in, I say.
Fazalhaq Farooqi was smashed over long on by Rohit in the fifth over after he chipped down the wicket to him. To match Gayle’s 553 sixes, he produced a slower one from the left-arm fast two overs later. The very next over saw the release of yet another Rohit pull, which catapulted him to the top of the six list. As Rohit continued, he would trample yet another boundary, bringing his total to 14. 14… Yes, give that some thought.
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Rohit has a ton of records.
From the beginning, Rohit was in a good mood. Carnage was started as soon as he hit his first boundary in the third over. The brunt of Rohit’s attack fell on Farooqi, who was hammered for five fours and two sixes. The ball was given to Naveen-ul-Haq, who was also greeted with a four and a six off successive balls. Azmatullah Omarzai and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, who cheaply eliminated Rohit from the last World Cup in Southampton, were not exempt either. It took a while for Rashid Khan to join the attack, but once he did, Rohit lost his cool and bashed the leg-spinner for two fours and a six in the 23rd over.
Given Rohit’s rapid bat, it appeared as though Kohli’s record for the fastest Indian century in ODI history—52 balls—was in jeopardy. Virat’s record appeared to be history for the most of Rohit’s 71 runs off 44 balls. Rohit slowed down a little after a hastily executed shot by Mujeeb that fell between two advancing fielders and drew some criticism from Sunil Gavaskar on commentary.
However, Rohit’s final 63 ball-ton time is the sixth fastest by an Indian and the seventh fastest overall in World Cups. In addition, Rohit now ranks second among openers (after Sanath Jayasuriya and Kohli) and third among all-time ODI century scorers (behind Tendulkar and Kohli), passing Ricky Ponting. Sachin is now barely behind Rohit in this list.