Rohit Sharma breaks world record with spectacular century against Afghanistan

Rohit Sharma breaks world record with spectacular century against Afghanistan

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India captain Rohit Sharma was on fire in the IND vs AFG 3rd T20I. Rohit played a masterful knock of 121* in the regular first innings against Afghanistan.

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He started slow and was struggling like all the other Indian batters but stabilised India's ship along with Rinku Singh

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India were reeling at 22/4 but both the players put on a record an unbeaten 190-run stand for the 5th wicket to take India to 212. In the process, Rohit scored a century and went on to break a world record

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This was Rohit's fifth T20I century, which puts him on top of the tree of most tons hit in the International format

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He was earlier tied with Suryakumar Yadav and Glenn Maxwell on 4 T20I tons but his hundred against Afghanistan put him on top now

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Behind SKY and Maxwell's four T20I tons, Babar Azam, Colin Munro, and Sabawoon Davizi have three T20I centuries each.

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Rohit's India won the mind-boggling T20I game that produced the first-ever double Super Over in an International match.

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Afghanistan came level to India's 212-run target and scored 16 in the first Super Over. India could not win the game and made 16 as well.

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India made 11 in the second Super Over as Rohit starred in both of them. Ravi Bishnoi bowled the second Super Over and got two wickets with the visitors bowled out for 1. India won the game and registered a series clean sweep

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