There is no stopping Rohit Sharma as he has become the first player to smash five centuries in a single edition of a World Cup.
In India’s last match against Bangladesh, Rohit had equalled Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of four hundreds in a single World Cup.
Rohit relishes scoring against Sri Lanka – against whom he has scored two ODI double hundreds. Now, the century at Headingley has put ‘Hitman’ par with Sachin Tendulkar, for having scored six centuries in World Cup history.
Tendulkar scored his six tons across six World Cup editions while Rohit took only two to reach the milestone.
Here’s how the cricketing world reacted on Twitter:
💯 no 5 ! #hitman you legend ! ☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼 where is the mos trophy 🏆 👈🏽🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️ looks like it’s done and dusted 👊🏽 @ImRo45 first man ever to achieve this feat !
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) July 6, 2019
Oozing class on the way to the 🔢5th ton of the world cup. @ImRo45 is now making numbers look silly. #ICCCricketWorldCup 👏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) July 6, 2019
They have the temperament, they have what it takes to power up & carry the day on their shoulders. Fiercely focused & consistent with the bat, @ImRo45 @klrahul11 are proving to be quite the opening pair. Fantastic innings the by two, all geared up for semis! #INDvSL #CWC19
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) July 6, 2019
Brilliant innings once again by @ImRo45 👏 Always pleasing to the eyes. Wat a player he is. Incredible milestone for him on equally Sachin Paa G’s 6th World Cup hundreds. May God always blesses him wit lot more hundreds in future 👍 @StarSportsIndia @ICC
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) July 6, 2019
Public Appeal: I need to borrow some words. Because I’ve got none left to describe @ImRo45 🙌 #CWC19
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) July 6, 2019
Very easy on the eye… @ImRo45 at Headingley! #5 100’s at #CWC19 Well done old gun! #moretocomethiscup! 😬👏 @cricketworldcup
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) July 6, 2019
5th hundred for @ImRo45 in this World Cup.. that’s incredible.. well done @BCCI @ICC #WorldCup19
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 6, 2019
Eating 100’s for breakfast… #RohitSharma
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 6, 2019
Abhi kya bataoonga 🎼What a player @ImRo45 👏🏽💪 @ESPNcricinfo
— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny) July 6, 2019
How does @ImRo45 not get into the Test team … !!! My thought for the day ……….. #CWC19
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 6, 2019
Great Calendar year for @ImRo45
Birth of his Baby Girl@mipaltan – IPL Champions
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) July 6, 2019
What else could one ask for!! Another day another side but the same result for @ImRo45 🔥 salute boss👏#CWC19 #INDvSL
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) July 6, 2019
The Hitman @ImRo45 take a bow 🙇 5th 💯 in the world cup 😮👏👊 #extraordinary#worldclassplayer #INDvSL #CWC19
— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) July 6, 2019
No one ever has scored a century 5 times in one edition of the @cricketworldcup.. a dream run! Top class @ImRo45#INDvSL #CWC19
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) July 6, 2019
Top man 👌👌#TeamIndia #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/BkxeDzoJnz
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2019
Sham 👏🏼 too good! Just Two more to go before this tournament ends. #HITMAN #SLvIND #CWC19 @ImRo45
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) July 6, 2019
Rohit Sharma ki jai!👏👏👏👏👏
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 6, 2019
Five centuries at one World Cup. Rohit Sharma is creating some very special landmarks. And for lovers of batting, providing a lot of joy
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 6, 2019
Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika and daughter Samaira mark their presence in Leeds 🌟
LIVE Scoreboard –> https://t.co/iQ93TQT6lU#INDvSL #CWC19 #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/Vw5irNs8wV— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) July 6, 2019
