India captain Rohit Sharma gave his staff a flying begin of their Cricket World Cup semi-final conflict in opposition to New Zealand on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. After opting to bat, Rohit hit a quickfire 47 (29 balls), with India crossing the 70-run mark in eight overs. During his knock, Rohit achieved an enormous Cricket World Cup document. The 36-year-old now has essentially the most variety of sixes within the event’s historical past, surpassing former West Indies captain Chris Gayle (49) within the elite listing.

Most Sixes In ODI World Cup History :

Chris Gayle – 49 sixes in 34 matches
Rohit Sharma* – 50 sixes in 27 matches#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/s1rTli6Zzh

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Before the beginning of the match, batting nice Tendulkar and former England soccer captain David Beckham paraded the World Cup trophy.

Beckham is within the nation as an envoy for UNICEF, a task additionally carried out by Tendulkar.

India’s Virat Kohli wants yet one more century to set an outright new one-day worldwide document of fifty a whole lot after he drew stage with retired former team-mate Sachin Tendulkar‘s mark of 49 in opposition to South Africa.

India gained all 9 of their pool matches, however have been pushed arduous by New Zealand throughout a four-wicket success in Dharamsala final month.

New Zealand, against this, misplaced 4 video games earlier than qualifying for the knockout levels.

Four years in the past, the Black Caps defeated India in a World Cup semi-final in Manchester that spanned two days due to rain.

“It was way back in 2019 that we played that semi-final, New Zealand have been one of the most consistent team over the years and it’s going to be a good contest,” mentioned Rohit on the toss.

(With AFP Inputs)