5 batsmen who can break Martin Guptill’s record in the World Cup
Small grounds, two new balls, batsmen with their bludgeon sticks, and an English summer; the stage is set for the batters to romp the event.
Rohit Sharma
If ever there will be a dictionary with the cricketers drafted in it, then talent, elegance and double century will be the synonyms for Rohit Sharma. He has the flair and gift of timing which every batsman craves for. His space for that ‘extra fraction of second’, makes all those pull shots look effortless.
Though Rohit made his debut in 2007, he could never really cement his place in the national team because of his inconsistency until Champions Trophy 2013. MS Dhoni’s gamble to promote him up the order has done wonders for Rohit and for Indian cricket.
In 116 innings as an opener, Rohit averages 57 to go with 20 hundreds, including three scores in excess of 200. Rohit isn’t as venturous as the other modern-day openers who straightaway take the attack to the bowlers. Rohit takes his own sweet time to pace the inning. But once the new ball is negated, there is nobody as destructive as Rohit in world cricket.
Rohit becomes even more dangerous after reaching three figures: his thirteen scores of 130+ in 22 centuries justify this truism. If anyone who is touted to break the 264 runs record, let alone cross Guptill’s score, it is ‘The Hitman’ himself.
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