Rohit Sharma has become one of the finest batsmen of Indian cricket since making his debut against Ireland in 2007. While Men in Blue may not have won the 2019 World Cup, the current Indian skipper scored five centuries to help his side reach the semi-final.
With 2023 World Cup all set to start, we take you to the 2019 World Cup, where he was at his best.
Sharma played 9 matches during the event. He scored 648 runs at an average of 81 runs and with a strike rate of 98.33. His highest run of 140 runs came against Pakistan in the said World Cup. Below is the list of matches where he scored centuries during the 2019 World Cup. His centuries against England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka came back to back.
122 vs South Africa
Playing against South Africa in the 8th match of the World Cup, Sharma slammed 122 runs against some superb pace attack. Facing 144 deliveries, Sharma hit 13 boundaries and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 84.72.
140 vs Pakistan
Rohit Sharma’s highest score of the tournament was 140 against Pakistan. During the 22nd match of the tournament, India’s one of the most dependable batsmen slammed the said runs while facing 113 balls with a strike rate of 123.89. He slammed 14 boundaries and three sixes during his innings.
102 vs England
While playing his 38th match of the tournament, he slammed 102 runs against England and faced 109 balls. His strike rate was 93.58 and he hit 15 boundaries in the match.
104 vs Bangladesh
During his match against Bangladesh in match number 40 of the 2019 World Cup, Rohit Sharma hit seven boundaries and five sixes during his crucial innings of 104 runs, even as he faced 92 deliveries, his strike rate was 113.04.
103 vs Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma, while playing the tournament’s 44th match against Sri Lanka, hit 103 runs against the Sri Lankan Tigers. While he faced 94 deliveries during his innings, that batsman’s strike rate was 109.57. He hit 14 boundaries and 2 sixes.