In a truly remarkable feat, Rohit Sharma achieved a monumental milestone during India‘s clash against Afghanistan in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 on Wednesday, October 11. Rohit blazed his way to a century in just 63 balls, br??eaking a record that had stood untouched for 30 years.

Rohit Sharma breaks Kapil Dev’s 40-year-old record

The record, previously held by the iconic Kapil Dev, dates back to the 1983 World Cup when one of the greatest all-rounders in the world reached a century in 72 balls against Zimbabwe. Rohit’s knock to century includes a breathtaking display of power-hitting, studded with 11 fours and four colossal sixes, which left cricket enthusiasts in awe of his unparalleled skill. His innings concluded at 131 runs off 84 balls, with a total of 16 fours and 5 sixes.

By surpassing Kapil’s record, Rohit not only carved his name into history but also underscored his standing as one of India’s premier cricketing talents. The cricketing world stood witness to this extraordinary achievement, a testament to Rohit’s brilliance with the bat.

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But the records didn’t stop there. The current Indian skipper also claimed the title of the joint-fastest batter to reach 1,000 runs in World Cup history, sharing the honour with Australia’s David Warner, both achieving this milestone in just 19 innings. In addition, Rohit surpassed former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s World Cup run tally of 1,006 runs. With his third six in the innings, he even went on to surpass Chris Gayle‘s record for the most international sixes, totalling an impressive 553 sixes.

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The cricketing fraternity took to social media platforms to celebrate Rohit’s incredible achievement.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Another day, another achievement for our 𝗛𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 😍💥 Rohit sharma is on fire today 🔥🇮🇳 Amazing 100 & Most 100s in World Cups (7) & Most sixes in International cricket.🔥 #RohitSharma @ImRo45

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) October 11, 2023

Rohit Sharma ka 100th 7th WC shatak, record tod performance! Well played champion, asli entertainer! 🏏 #RohitSharma #WorldCupRecord pic.twitter.com/3LGFeJuPdJ

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 11, 2023

Rohit Sharma is in dangerous form. Such a pleasure to watch him bat. #INDvsAFG

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 11, 2023

FASTEST WORLD CUP HUNDRED BY AN INDIAN! ♥️

RO de poore Sau!💯#CWC23 #INDvAFG #RohitSharma

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 11, 2023

FASTEST WORLD CUP CENTURY FOR INDIA….!!!

7th World Cup hundred by Rohit Sharma – this one came in just 63 balls. Annihilation by the Hitman in Delhi, what a treat to watch. pic.twitter.com/TQmQvbIsRT

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 11, 2023

Most centuries in the odi world cup's – Rohit Sharma

Fastest century by an Indian in odi world cup – Rohit Sharma pic.twitter.com/0sh5B2bytO

— cric_mawa (@cric_mawa_twts) October 11, 2023

Rohit Sharma becomes the batter with the most @cricketworldcup hundreds with a belligerent ton against Afghanistan 🔥@mastercardindia Milestones 🏏#CWC23 #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/AnZL1FDg4T

— ICC (@ICC) October 11, 2023

History in Delhi by Hitman.

ROHIT SHARMA HAS NOW THE MOST HUNDREDS IN WORLD CUP HISTORY….!!!!

– 7 hundreds from just 19 innings. pic.twitter.com/5uKKoZWomY

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 11, 2023

Topping The Charts! 🔝

Most Hundreds? (7️⃣) in ODI World Cups 🤝 Rohit Sharma

Take a bow! 🙌 #CWC23 | #TeamIndia | #INDvAFG | #MeninBlue pic.twitter.com/VlkIlXCwvA

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2023

7th century in World Cups for Rohit Sharma #CWC23 #INDvAFG #RohitSharma #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/kObJvXU4nM

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) October 11, 2023

Rohit Sharma scored Fastest WC hundred for India.

The man of big events. pic.twitter.com/H8Om4IbjIS

— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) October 11, 2023

Take a bow, Rohit Sharma #CWC23 #INDvAFG #RohitSharma #TeamIndia #Delhi #cricket #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/REBoXbAr7C

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) October 11, 2023

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??One of the greatest beneficiaries due to globalisation in the 90s was Indian cricket. With the influx of televisions, brands, and its advertisement, the monetary aspects of the sport ??in the country blossomed.

Now, the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, and MS Dhoni are some of the highest-paid ath?letes in the world.

The Indian cricket board, BCCI, also went on to become the wealthiest board and was renowned for taking care?? of its playe??rs financially.

BCCI’s golden-hen, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has only taken its financial power to another level. The Indian cricket?ers are often provided with an exorbitant sum of money for their services in th?e cash-rich league.

Moreover, such was not the case during the 70s and t??he 80s. Much of the credit has to be attributed to the title-winning Indian team which took part in the 1983 World Cup.

Their improbable win over world-beaters West Indies in the final of the tournament was responsible for giving birth to a generation o?f quality cricketers, and the massive following cricket has today in India.

Former Pakistan cricketer, Ramiz Raja, recently shared a picture of the p?ay-slip of 1983 world-cup winning Indian team? on Twitter.

“Had to reproduce this… will try to get a copy of what we got paid for the Indian tour in 86-87. I remember it to this date what I got: played 5 Tests and 6 ODI’s and got paid Rs 55000,�?captioned Raja’s post.

All members of the Indian team were paid a daily allowance of INR 600 with match fees of INR 1500. Theref??ore, the Indian cricketers were paid INR 2100 every match.

Had to reproduce this… will try to get a copy of what we got paid for the Indian tour in 86-87. I remember it to this date what I got: played 5 Tests and 6 ODI’s and got paid Rs 55000. pic.twitter.com/kbmGMkVGqE

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) July 26, 2020

In contrast, an A+ graded player contracted by BCCI receives a sum of INR ??7 crores annually. Through his post, Raja highlights the paradigm shift the cricketing world has observed in the last few decades.

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India’s Cricket World Cup win in 1983 will have an official biopic.

Vishnu Induri, founder of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) has joined hands with Phantom Films to ??produce the film which will?? go on the floors in March 2017.

The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the 1983 cricket team for an official biopic of their journey to winning what was India’s first Cricket World Cup.

As per this MoU, the producers will get to use the actu?al names of the players as well as use real incidents from their li??ves.

“The Journey of the 1983 team is a story of inspiration which proves that one can achieve anything if they aim for it and work for it no matter what the world thinks,” former Indian captain Kapil Dev said in the statement.

“We are super excited about making of the 1983 movie and it’s a huge responsibility on our shoulders to get it right as we don’t get to tell stories like this often,” read a joint statement issued by Induri and Phantom Film’s Madhu Mantena.

According to a report by BollywoodLife.com, the film will be made by famous director Anurag Kashyap and young Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor is expected to play the role of Indian sk??ipper Kapil Dev.

India won the 198??3 Cricket World ??Cup after beating the two times defending champions the West Indies in a pulsating final at the Lords Cricket Ground.

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