XtraTime Web Desk: India’s star opener Rohit Sharma has justified to his nickname as ‘Hitman’ in the ongoing World Cup so far as the 32-year-old opening batsman has hit four tons in seven innings, while scoring 544 runs and is currently one of the highest run getter on the grandest stage of cricket.
The Men in Blue next will face Sri Lanka in their last group league game later today, while the team will be aiming to continue their winning run on the other hand Rohit will look to break three major batting records.
Rohit is currently tied with former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara for most number of centuries in a single edition of the World Cup. The 104 that he scored against Bangladesh in India’s previous match was his fourth of the tournament. If he can get to three figures against Sri Lanka, he will surpass Sangakkara who had slammed four tons in the 2015 World Cup.
Rohit is also currently third on the list of highest run-getters in the group stage of World Cup. However, the two players above him are not too far away — Mathew Hayden had second 580 runs in the group stages of the 2007 World Cup while Sachin Tendulkar had amassed 586 runs in 2003. Rohit is now 42 runs away from surpassing the Master Blaster.
Rohit also has fair competition in this respect. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is playing against Pakistan on Friday and the all-rounder is on 542, runs while Australia’s David Warner and Aaron Finch have got 516 and 504 runs, respectively. Australia will play South Africa in the final group game of the tournament on Saturday.
Finally comes the big record of most runs ever scored in a single World Cup. Rohit is currently fifth on this list and is 129 runs away from record holder Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup. If he scores a big century against Sri Lanka on Saturday, Rohit can surpass that record despite playing two matches less than the legendary former batsman.