OTD Four years back Rohit Sharma scored 140 against Pakistan in World Cup 2019

Rohit Sharma, on this day four years ago produced one of the great knocks by an Indian against Pakistan in a World Cup game.At the top of the lineup for India, Rohit Sharma continued to be in excellent form throughout the current World Cup 2019. Sharma won the first game of the tournament without losing a wicket, scoring an undefeated 122 against South Africa. He then defeated Australia with a 57-ball innings.

Shikhar Dhawan’s injury forced him to miss the match versus Pakistan, therefore Rohit Sharma was forced to take on a major leadership role. Sharma has established his domination in the 2017 World Cup with a stunning century against Pakistan.

The confidence that the nation and cricket fans across the world had placed in him has been more than partially rewarded by his two centuries as well as a fifty from his three games at the ongoing mega-event for cricket. Sharma’s century against Pakistan contrasted sharply with his century versus South Africa in that the opener got off to a rapid start, scoring his fifty off only 34 balls and continuing his hot streak by reaching his hundred off just 85. 

Sharma had played a huge part in India’s recent run of victories at the time, and if India was to have a stronger chance of winning the Cup for a third time, Sharma’s form might have had a major role in guaranteeing that. 

Taking a look at the records set by Rohit Sharma on 16th June 2019

Rohit Sharma scored 140 against Pakistan today, his third hundred overall in World Cup cricket and his maiden century versus Pakistan in two outings. He had only managed 15 against the neighbours from the subcontinent in his last encounter, which took place in the 2015 competition’s “Pool B” match.

The seventh-highest score from an Indian in the World Cup is Rohit’s 140. The highest score for an Indian batsman in a Cricket World Cup game is still Sourav Ganguly’s 183 versus Sri Lanka in 1999, which tops the record. This amazing knock also marked Rohit’s highest World Cup cricket scoring total as at the 2015 competition, he scored 137 against Bangladesh.