{"id":293923,"date":"2023-10-11T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293923"},"modified":"2023-10-11T17:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:38:47","slug":"rohit-sharmas-individual-brilliance-shows-just-how-dangerous-india-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/%d1%81ricket\/rohit-sharmas-individual-brilliance-shows-just-how-dangerous-india-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma\u2019s individual brilliance shows just how dangerous India can be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rohit Sharma hit 131 as India chased down Afghanistan\u2019s total of 272<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>World Cup hosts India cantered to their second successive win of the tournament after captain Rohit Sharma\u2019s incendiary century set up their eight-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit belted 131 off 84 balls, clobbering five sixes and 16 fours, as twice champions India chased down a 273-run victory target with 15 overs to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Virat Kohli made 55 not out, sealing the easy win with a boundary as the tournament hosts maintained their red-hot form ahead of Saturday\u2019s much-anticipated clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<p>Electing to bat after winning the toss, Afghanistan were 63-3 in the 14th over before skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) combined in a 121-run stand to frustrate India.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/11\/15\/AFP_33XY6KP.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/10\/17\/AFP_33V47RH-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/11\/08\/GettyImages-1727541223.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A total in the vicinity of 300 looked within their reach but Afghanistan lost a clutch of wickets towards the end to settle for a total which proved inadequate against India\u2019s formidable batting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good pitch to bat. I was backing myself to play my natural game,\u201d Rohit said after collecting the player-of-the-match award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my responsibility to give the team a good start as much as possible. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve done for a while and love. It doesn\u2019t always come off but I need to keep the mindset positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>India had to wait until the seventh over for a breakthrough after Hashmatullah elected to bat at a venue, which produced a 754-run slugfest on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Jasprit Bumrah (4-39) drew first blood when he had Ibrahim Zadran caught behind for 22. While Mohammed Siraj served the occasional freebies, Bumrah stifled the Afghan batters in his impeccable first spell which read 4-0-9-1.<\/p>\n<p>Following the dismissal of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah forged a 121-run partnership with Omarzai to arrest their slide and frustrate India.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/11\/17\/AFP_33Y24KT.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 80 for Afghanistan after weathering an early batting collapse<\/p>\n<p>Hardik Pandya hit the top of Omarzai\u2019s off-stump and Kuldeep Yadav removed Hashmatullah to trigger a mini-collapse denying the Afghans a late flourish that could have taken them nearer to the 300-mark.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit became the first batter to smash five hundreds in a single World Cup in the tournament\u2019s previous edition in England and Wales four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>His appetite looked undimmed as the elegant right-hander led India\u2019s chase by example with his dazzling strokeplay.<\/p>\n<p>Fazalhaq Farooqi suffered the most as Rohit stepped out to hit the left-arm quick over the long-off rope and smash back-to-back fours in that same over to set the tone for their chase.<\/p>\n<p>Rashid Khan was Afghanistan\u2019s best bet against a rampaging Rohit but the spinner was introduced in only the 15th over with India sitting pretty at 125 for no loss.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/11\/17\/1e8c4ee25a1749d0aec6af14803f8ef0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma took the attack to the Afghanistan bowlers on his way to a seventh Cricket World Cup century<\/p>\n<p>Rohit raced to a 63-ball hundred, taking a single off Mohammad Nabi, but Rashid struck in his third over dismissing Ishan Kishan (47) to break the 156-run opening stand.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2021\/08\/26\/21\/AFP_9LP44E-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2021\/09\/14\/18\/AlQ-regroup1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2021\/08\/20\/19\/urnpublicidap.org2e4a8fdca35b43e38382c47b3c8d40f9.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Rohit treated Rashid with disdain, hitting him for back-to-back fours and following it with a six, but the spinner eventually had his revenge.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit lost his stumps to Rashid attempting a slog-sweep, but Kohli stayed put to guide India home.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/rohit-sharma-india-afghanistan-cricket-world-cup-result-b2428055.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rohit Sharma hit 131 as India chased down Afghanistan\u2019s total of 272 Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email World Cup hosts India cantered&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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