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Rahul is the Indian who scored the fastest century in the World Cup
Published - 13-NOV-2023 4:58 IST | Updated - 10-APR-2024 0:58 IST

Rahul is the Indian who scored the fastest century in the World Cup: Rohit scored the most sixes, Kohli scored 50+ for the 7th time.
India's winning campaign continues in the World Cup 2023. The team defeated Netherlands by 160 runs in the last league match on Sunday. The Indian team has achieved its ninth consecutive win in this tournament. For the first time in World Cup history, Team India has won nine consecutive matches in a season.
In Bengaluru, Team India scored 410 runs while playing first and later all out the Dutch team for 250 runs in 47.5 overs. In this match, the top-5 batsmen of the Indian team scored more than 50 runs. This is the third time in the history of ODI cricket, when the top-5 batsmen of a team scored 50+ in the same innings. The Australian team has done this twice against India.
1. India is the team scoring most sixes in a year
Indian batsmen hit 16 sixes against Netherlands. Team India has hit 215 sixes so far this year. The Indian team has become the team to score the most sixes in a year. Team India broke the 4-year-old record of West Indies. The Caribbean team had hit 209 sixes in the year 2019.
2. Rohit is the batsman who has scored the greatest number of sixes in ODI in a year.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma hit 2 sixes against Netherlands. Thanks to these six, he has become the batsman who has scored the most sixes in a year. Rohit has hit 60 sixes in the year 2023. He left behind South African batsman AB de Villiers' record of 58 sixes.
3. KL Rahul, the Indian who scored the fastest century in the World Cup
Wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul completed his century in 62 balls against Netherlands on his home ground. He has become the Indian batsman to score the fastest century in the World Cup. Rahul broke the record of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit had scored a century in 63 balls against Afghanistan in the same season.
4. Rohit is the captain with most number of sixes in a World Cup season
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has become the captain with the most number of sixes in a World Cup season. Rohit has hit 24 sixes in the current season. He broke English captain Owen Morgan's record of 22 sixes, which Morgan had hit in the 2019 World Cup.
5. Rohit-Gill have the highest century partnership in this World Cup.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave a strong start to Team India by making an opening partnership of 100 runs. This is the 5th century partnership of these two in the World Cup 2023. Rohit-Gill pair has become the pair with the highest century partnership in the current World Cup. Both of them broke the record of 4 century partnerships of Afghan openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
6. Rohit is the Indian captain who scored the most runs in the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma (503 runs) has become the Indian captain who has scored the most runs in a World Cup. He left behind Sourav Ganguly (465 runs) and Virat Kohli (443 runs).
7. Kohli came on par with Sachin and Shakib
Indian batsman Virat Kohli completed the 71st fifty of his ODI career. This is Virat's 7th fifty in the current World Cup. He has come on par with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Bangladeshi
captain Shakib Al Hasan in the list of batsmen who have scored the most number of fifties in a World Cup. Sachin had scored 7-7 fifties in the 2003 and Shakib in the 2019 World Cup.
8. Jadeja is the spinner who took the most wickets in a World Cup.
Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets against Netherlands. He dismissed Max O'Dowd (30 runs) and Roelof van der Merwe (16 runs). Jadeja has 16 wickets in his name in this World Cup. He has become the spinner taking the most wickets in a World Cup. Jadeja broke the 27-year-old record of veteran Indian spinner Anil Kumble. Kumble took 15 wickets in the 1996 World Cup.
9. Bas de Leede, the Dutch bowler who took the most wickets in the World Cup
Bas De Leede has become the highest wicket taker for Netherlands in the World Cup. He has 15 World Cup wickets to his name. Bass broke his father Tim de Leede's record of 14 wickets.
Some facts, India-Netherlands
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Kohli scored the 71st fifty of his ODI career. He (594 runs) has become the top scorer of World Cup 2023. He left Quinton de Kock (591 runs) behind.
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Rohit became the first batsman in the world to score 500+ runs in the second consecutive World Cup. He scored 648 runs in the 2019 World Cup.
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Rohit Sharma scored his 100th half-century in international cricket. He has scored 16 fifties in Test, 55 in ODI and 29 in T-20.
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Rohit Sharma (24 sixes) has hit the most sixes in the current World Cup. He has left behind Glenn Maxwell (22 sixes).
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Rohit became the captain with the most number of fours in a World Cup season.
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Rohit became the batsman with the most number of sixes at one venue.
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Shubhman Gill has become the first batsman in the world to score more than 2 thousand runs in a year.
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