ICC World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma overtakes Brian Lara, becomes 4th highest score
Updated On: 20 October, 2023 11:06 AM IST | Pune | IANS
He attacked Shoriful in the third over again, hitting him for a boundary and a massive six off a short delivery
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India`s captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the 2023 ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Pic/AFP
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday overtook West Indies` legendary batter, Brian Lara, to become the fourth-highest run-scoring batter in ODI World Cup history, during the match against Bangladesh at MCA Stadium in Pune on Sunday.
However, he missed out on his 54th half-century by two runs, getting out at 48 off 40 deliveries. With this innings, Rohit overtook Lara (1225) to become the fourth-highest scorer in the history of ODI World Cups. He now has 1243 runs in World Cups and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar (2278 runs), Ricky Ponting (1743 runs), and Kumar Sangakkara (1531 runs).
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