Rohit Sharma, in Dinesh Karthik’s opinion, possesses one of the finest pull shots in all of cricket, and he even suggests that the move be named after the Indian captain.
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, Sharma wowed spectators with his batting prowess during India’s 2023 World Cup match against Afghanistan. During his 131-run knock from just 84 balls, he set many records.
The right-handed batsman broke Chris Gayle’s mark to take the top spot among batters in international cricket for sixes hit. Sharma accomplished this feat with an incredible 85-meter six over a deep square leg.
Karthik made the following comments to Cricbuzz on Rohit Sharma pulling off the remarkable accomplishment of hitting a pool shot for a huge six:
“If ever there was a shot that he should have got his highest number of sixes in international cricket with, it had to be this. That is his shot. They should rename the pull shot to Rohit Sharma’s shot. There’s so much class and authority, and it is not just against bowlers bowling 130-135 kmph. You take any fast bowler from the likes of Shoaib Akhtar to whoever is bowling 150 kmph today, he will still (hit it for a six).”
Dinesh Karthik
Additionally, it was Sharma’s sixth century in ODI World Cup competition. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to take the title of player with the most tons in the annals of the ICC competition.
Zaheer Khan praised the hitter for reaching seven hundreds in only 19 innings and added:
“You see the great Sachin Tendulkar, who played 44 innings and scored hundreds. Rohit Sharma has achieved it in 19 innings. It shows how determined he is for the World Cups. The way he has been talking about showing intent, everyone were thinking that maybe getting a hundred is going to be tough with that kind of intent because he is giving more weightage to strike rate rather than looking at the three-figure mark.”
Zaheer Khan
Rohit Sharma scored his century in just 63 balls, which is noteworthy. It is an Indian’s quickest century in a 50-over World Cup. Kapil Dev, who struck a 72-ball century against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup, was surpassed by him.
He played a key role in the Men in Blue’s eight-wicket victory by helping them chase down Afghanistan’s 272-run total in only 35 overs.
Zaheer Khan’s Advice for Bowlers: Make Rohit Sharma Move His Front Foot
Zaheer Khan recommended that bowlers absolutely abstain from utilizing the short-pitched delivery against Rohit Sharma during the conversation.
In his opinion, bowlers can succeed if there is some swing available or if they support the slower delivery, and he added:
“To start with, don’t bowl short. That’s the first thing you’ll tell any bowler because he is setting himself up for that. He lives and breathes that shot. You can’t feed him there. You got to get him dragging that front foot towards the ball. Another area where we’ve seen him be a little tentative at times is when there is a little bit of swing or lack of pace.”
Zaheer Khan
With two victories from as many games, India is now ranked second in the 2023 World Cup points standings.