IND vs PAK: Rohit Sharma made a special world record against Pakistan, became the first Indian to do so

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Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma Added another big milestone in his illustrious career. He has become the first Indian batsman to hit 300 sixes in ODI cricket. Rohit looked in great form during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday and he was successful in reaching this milestone with the fourth six of the innings. Overall, he is one of the West Indies legends to have hit more than 300 ODI sixes. chris gayle And former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has joined the list. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at second place with 229 sixes. In this match, Rohit scored a total of 86 runs with the help of four fours and four sixes.

India defeated Pakistan for the eighth time

Talking about the match, India has defeated Pakistan for the eighth time in the World Cup match on Saturday, whereas Pakistan has not been able to defeat India even once. After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma invited Pakistan to bat first. But Pakistan team collapsed for 191 runs even before 50 overs. Only captain Babar Azam could make a half-century partnership. India won this match in 30.3 overs.

Batsmen who hit 300+ sixes in ODI

351 – Shahid Afridi

331 – Chris Gayle

300 – Rohit Sharma*

Last eight wickets fell for 36 runs

In the match, India’s arch rival Pakistan lost its last eight wickets for just 36 runs. Mohammad Rizwan scored 49 runs. For India, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. At one time Pakistan looked to be in a strong position at the score of 155-2. But the team was limited to a score of 191.

Better start for Pakistan

Pakistan made a strong start but Azam and Rizwan made a partnership of 82 runs for the third wicket. Azam completed his half-century with one four in 57 balls. But he was out in the next over bowled by Siraj. The world number one ODI batsman had to go towards Pachelian. Kuldeep Yadav soon sent back left-armers Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed by striking twice in an over.

Bumrah is amazing

Bumrah deprived Rizwan of his half-century with his slow cutter. He bowled Rizwan on the score of 49. Rizwan was stunned by this out. After this, Pakistan slipped to 168-6. Playing in front of his home crowd, Bumrah was quick in his steps and he dismissed Shadab Khan for two runs in the next over. Pandya and Jadeja together cleaned up the tail-enders.

Rohit Sharma gave credit to the bowlers

Rohit Sharma has given credit to his bowlers for the seven-wicket victory over Pakistan. He said that by bowling out Pakistan for 191 runs, he paved the way for victory. After bowling out Pakistan for 191 runs, India achieved the target by losing three wickets in 30.3 overs. Rohit said after the match, ‘The bowlers laid the foundation of victory for us. It was a big thing to get him out for 190 runs. This pitch was not of 190 and at one time it seemed that they would score 280 or 290 runs. But we have six bowlers who have the ability to win the match.

Rohit Sharma missed the century by 14 runs

Rohit, who missed the century by 14 runs, said, ‘Every day cannot be everyone’s day. My work as captain was important. Everyone knows their role in the team and that is a very good thing. This was India’s eighth victory against Pakistan in the World Cup. Rohit, however, did not give importance to the past and said, ‘We do not want to think about the past before entering the World Cup. We knew what we had to do. The batsmen got the opportunity and they took full advantage of it. The bowlers also did their job very well.

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