Rohit Sharma creates history, breaks Mahela Jayawardene's long-standing record in T20 World Cup
Published - 28 Jun 2024, 12:00 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:14 AM
India skipper Rohit Sharma, on Thursday (June 27), once again played a captain's knock in the semifinal of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
After England won the toss and opted to bowl first, the onus was on the India captain to lead the team from the front and he did not disappoint. India were off to a disastrous start in the crucial game as Virat Kohli endured another disastrous outing with the bat. The former India skipper failed to get going with the bat again and was clean-bowled by Reece Topley for 9 runs.
India lost the wicket of Rishabh Pant in the powerplay as well to find themselves on the back foot. However, Rohit Sharma stood firm at one end and scored a brilliant fifty to lay the foundation for a good total. He scored 57 runs off 39 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes before being dismissed by Adil Rashid. Rohit Sharma also shared a 73-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav for the third wicket.
Rohit Sharma creates history:
Rohit Sharma also created history during his 57-run knock against England. The India skipper broke the record for most fours hit by a player in the T20 World Cup. The record was previously held by Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene. Rohit broke the record when he hit Adil Rashid for a four.
Most fours by a player in Men's T20 World Cup:
- 113*- Rohit Sharma
- 111- Mahela Jayawardene
- 105- Virat Kohli
- 103- David Warner
- 101- Tillakaratne Dilshan
Rohit Sharma is also second in the list of most sixes hit by a batter in the T20 World Cup. While Chris Gayle holds the record for hitting 63 sixes in the competition, Rohit is second in the list with 50 sixes to his name.
Coming to the game, India were on 146 for 4 in the 18th over at the time of writing this report. The winner of the ongoing semifinal will be taking on South Africa in the final on Saturday (June 29). Earlier in the tournament, South Africa beat Afghanistan by 9 wickets to storm into the final of a T20 World Cup for the first time in their history.
