Current Affairs 7th July 2019

Current Affairs 7th July 2019 - Important Points

First cricketer to score 5 centuries in a World Cup 2019 - Rohit Sharma
Current Affairs 7th July 2019 - Details

First cricketer to score 5 centuries in a World Cup 2019 - Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has become the first and only batsman to score 5 centuries in a single World Cup 2019. He has also equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring six centuries across Cricket World Cup tournaments. After this he overtook Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Australia's Ricky Ponting who have made five centuries in world cup matches.

Important Highlights on Rohit Sharma

• He was named the Man of the Match in India vs Sri Lanka World Cup match.
• This takes Rohit Sharma's Man of the Match award number in World Cup 2019 to four.
• Rohit Sharma has equalled Yuvraj Singh's record of four Man of the Match awards in a single World Cup tournament with this.
• He won four Man of the Matches awards for his performance in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Did you know

Sachin Tendulkar is third on the list with three Man of the Match awards in a single One Day International World Cup.