ICC World Cup 2023: Records galore for Rohit Sharma as he tears into Afghanistan bowling

Rohit Sharma added further milestones to his glittering white-ball career as the Indian captain became the joint-fastest to 1000 runs in an ODI World Cup on Wednesday. The Indian skipper achieved the feat against Afghanistan during Match 9 of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Rohit Sharma is tied fastest with Australia's David Warner as the duo took 19 innings to reach 1000 runs in the quadrennial 50-over tournament. The 35-year-old Indian captain had the opportunity to be the lone fastest to 1000 runs as he entered the World Cup with 978 runs in 17 innings.

icc-world-cup-2023-rohit-sharma-records — India's Rohit Sharma celebrates his fifty during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Afghanistan, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Rohit Sharma, however, got out for a duck against Australia in their opening match, which Men in Blue won by seven wickets as KL Rahul and Virat Kohli played match-winning knocks after India lost three wickets for just 2 runs on the board.

The opener is now the fourth Indian to score 1000 runs in a World Cup behind Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Virat Kohli. Rohit is also tied with Sachin Tendulkar for most centuries at at World Cup (6).

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Rohit Sharma achieved further records during the match as he surpassed Chris Gayle's record of most sixes in the ODI format (553) as he went on to smash a quickfire half-century while chasing 272.

We take a look at the list of records he broke during his blistering knock at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Least innings to 1,000 runs in World Cups
19 - David Warner
19 - Rohit Sharma
20 - Sachin Tendulkar
20 - AB de Villiers
21 - Sir Vivian Richards
21 - Sourav Ganguly

Most runs for India in World Cups
2278 - Sachin Tendulkar
1115 - Virat Kohli
1009* - Rohit Sharma
1006 - Sourav Ganguly
860 - Rahul Dravid

Most sixes in international cricket
554* - Rohit Sharma
553 - Chris Gayle
476 - Shahid Afridi
398 - Brendon McCullum
383 - Martin Guptill

At the time of writing, Rohit Sharma was closing in on his 7th century in an ODI world Cup as he was 92 not out.