Rohit Sharma spanked his fourth century of the 2019 World Cup as his 104 off 92 balls helped India post a challenging 314-9 against Bangladesh in Birmingham on Tuesday.
The opening batsman is in the form of his life at this World Cup, making the most of yet another early dropped chance to reach three figures, even as skipper Virat Kohli has gone about his job more efficiently – hitting five successive fifties in the tournament.
While the focus has generally been on Kohli when it comes to India’s batting, Rohit has been as good as the skipper at the top of the order.
Since the start of 2017 Rohit has 16 centuries while Virat has 15. Someone has actually outscored Virat. Rarely you get two outstanding batsmen at their peak in the same team. The next best is 8!! Truly amazing !! #WC19
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) July 2, 2019
Not only is Rohit now the leading run-getter in the ongoing edition with 544 runs in seven outings, his numbers compare favourably to that of Kohli.
In the last years, Kohli has the most runs in ODIs – 5,617 in 100 innings at an average of a shade under 70. Kohli has cracked 22 centuries in the process, the most in the world.
Right next to him is Rohit with 5,127 runs from 90 innings at an average of 64.8. He too has 22 centuries under his belt.
While Kohli has rightfully earned the crown of the king of ODI cricket, Rohit is not too far behind. And moreover, Rohit has what Kohli doesn’t – three ODI double tons.
The next best when it comes to centurions in the last five years is Hashim Amla with 15 tons, followed by Joe Root on 15 and David Warner on 14.
