T20 UPdates: Rohit Sharma will create history in the T20 World Cup!
Rohit Sharma: The T20 World Cup 2024 is going to start today i.e. on June 1 on the soil of West Indies and America. The tournament is starting on June 1, 2024, with the match between USA and Canada, but this match will be played on June 2 at 6:00 am according to Indian time, which is equivalent to 8:30 pm on June 1 in New York (EDT). Team India will start its campaign against Ireland on June 5 in the T20 World Cup 2024. India will face arch-rival team Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on June 9.
Rohit Sharma will create history in the T20 World Cup
Team India's captain 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma is going to create history in the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma will achieve a historic feat in the match against Ireland on June 5. Rohit Sharma will create a huge record in the history of the T20 World Cup as soon as he scores 37 runs in the match against Ireland on June 5. Only two batsmen in the world have been able to do this so far. The first name is of India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli, while the second name is of Sri Lanka's former batsman Mahela Jayawardene.
Rohit Sharma will make a great record
Rohit Sharma will complete his 1000 runs in the history of the T20 World Cup as soon as he scores 37 runs in the match against Ireland on June 5. Currently, Rohit Sharma has scored 963 runs in 39 matches in the history of the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma has scored 9 half-centuries during this period. Virat Kohli currently holds the record for scoring the most runs in the history of the T20 World Cup with 1141 runs. Former Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene is in the second position with 1016 runs. West Indies legend Chris Gayle is in the third position with 965 runs. 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma is in the fourth position with 963 runs.
Highest run scorer in T20 World Cup history
1. Virat Kohli (India) - 1141 runs in 27 matches
2. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) - 1016 runs in 31 matches
3. Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 965 runs in 33 matches
4. Rohit Sharma (India) - 963 runs in 39 matches
5. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 897 runs in 35 matches
Rohit Sharma's current form
Rohit was also a part of the team when India won its first and only T20 World Cup in 2007. Rohit has played in all 8 editions of the T20 World Cup so far and has scored 963 runs in 39 matches. Rohit Sharma has played a total of three T20 Internationals this year, in which he got out for zero in the first two matches, but in the third T20 International against Afghanistan, he scored a century and played an unbeaten innings of 121 runs. In IPL 2024 too, Rohit scored a total of 417 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 150, which included a century (105*) against Chennai Super Kings. In IPL 2024, Rohit also scored runs at a strike rate of 152 during the powerplay, so the Indian team will expect Rohit to give a similar aggressive start.