rohit: T20 WC: Rohit Sharma becomes highest-capped player in tournament history

Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday became the player with the most caps in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup event.

The star Indian batsman achieved the feat during Group 2, Super 12 against South Africa in Perth.

Captain Rohit did not impress with his record-breaking 36th performance, scoring only 15 runs in 14 balls with the help of a four and a six.

Now, Rohit has made 36 appearances in the tournament since the 2007 edition. He has overtaken Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan. This former great gave 35 performances in this program.

Rohit has scored 919 runs in 31 innings in 36 matches at an average of 36.76 and strike rate of 130.73. He has nine half-centuries with his bat, his best score is 79*. He is the fourth highest run scorer in the history of the tournament. He has also hit the most number of sixes by an Indian player in the history of the tournament.

Rohit and Dilshan are followed by former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Coming into the match, India won the toss and decided to bat first.

India’s innings is still on.

Originally published at Pen 18