India’s stalwart batter Virat Kohli has surpassed cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to turn into the participant with essentially the most variety of runs throughout each 50-over and T20I World Cups. Virat confirmed his class and remained unbeaten with a rating of 55* in opposition to Afghanistan within the ongoing World Cup on the Arun Jaitley Stadium right here on Wednesday. Throughout his embellished profession, Sachin performed 45 fifty-over World Cup video games and scored 2,278 runs at a median of 56.95 with six centuries and 15 fifties. However he didn’t function in T20I World Cups performed.
However, Virat has performed 28 fifty-over WC matches, scored 1,170 runs at a median of 50.86, with two centuries and eight fifties in 28 innings. He’s additionally the seventh highest scorer within the match’s historical past and second highest run scorer for India in fifty-over WC.
Total, Virat has 2,311 runs in 55 matches and 53 innings throughout T20 and 50 over World Cups. He has scored two centuries and 22 fifties throughout each tournaments.
Together with Virat, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s bat unleashed a downpour of runs and a deluge of data adopted, very like the raindrops throughout India’s conflict with Afghanistan on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
He showcased his batting prowess and tapped into his prime type, not solely amassing a century but additionally etching his title in historical past because the participant with essentially the most centuries within the annals of the World Cup, amassing a complete of seven tons. This exceptional achievement surpassed the long-lasting cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who had notched up six World Cup centuries throughout his illustrious profession.
Coming to the match, Afghanistan’s star-studded spin squadron failed to check the Indian batters as Rohit smashed them for boundaries everywhere in the subject.
Whereas chasing a goal of 273, India obtained off to a flying begin with the opening duo of Rohit and Ishan Kishan taking the battle to the Afghanistan bowlers.
India appeared to have adopted a T20I method after adopting a cautious method for the preliminary overs. After the Indian captain struck a boundary in Fazalhaq Farooqi’s over, there was no wanting again.
Rashid took the wickets of each openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit, however it wasn’t sufficient as India went on to assert an 8-wicket victory on the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
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