Tendulkar gets surpassed by Rohit Sharma in the record book of World Cup hundreds.

When it came to World Cups, Tendulkar played in as many as six different editions (1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011), whereas Rohit accomplished the milestone in just three: 2015, 2019 and 2023.

New Delhi: On Wednesday, while playing Afghanistan, captain Rohit Sharma surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar to score the most century in World Cup history.

In addition, Rohit owns the record for most hundreds (five) scored by a batter during a World Cup; this accomplishment was made in England in 2019.

With his 131 off 84 balls against Afghanistan, Rohit surpassed Australian great Ricky Ponting with his 31st century overall. In the annals of ODI cricket, he now trails only Tendulkar (49), and Virat Kohli (47), of India.

Additionally, Rohit achieved triple figures off just 63 balls, breaking Kapil Dev’s (72) record for the fastest ODI century for India in World Cup history (12x4s, 4x6s).

In a display of imperious form, Rohit (556) passed West Indies’ Chris Gayle (553 sixes all formats) to become the record holder for the most sixes hit in international cricket across all formats during India’s pursuit of 273.

By hitting three sixes and seven fours to reach 60 undefeated off 32 balls at the end of the eighth over, Rohit had achieved his half-century off just 30 balls, the second fastest in the tournament thus far.

On the penultimate delivery of the eighth over, Rohit struck Afghanistan bowler Naveen-Ul-Haq with his trademark pull shot, surpassing Gayle. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan is ranked third on the list with 476 total sixes.

In the process, the Indian captain joined David Warner of Australia in needing the fewest innings (19) to reach 1,000 runs in the history of the World Cup.

Tendulkar (20) and Sourav Ganguly (21) are two Indians who rank among the top scorers in World Cup history with 1,000 runs.