This Day That Year: Rohit Sharma’s 4th century in World Cup 2019
The Indian Cricket Team proved their domination as they defeated Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup game played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 2 nd July. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma started off to an aggressive start putting pressure on Bangladeshi bowlers. He was given a reprieve as Tamim Iqbal dropped an easy catch chance. On the other hand, KL Rahul also looked in decent touch. At the end of 10 overs, India raced to 69 for 0. Rohit Sharma was simply unstoppable making the Bangladeshi bowlers look weak and completed his fifty off 45 balls. KL Rahul played with positive intent putting them under severe pressure reaching a half-century off 57 balls. The Indian openers kept the momentum going taking singles and hitting boundaries. Rohit completed his century off 90 balls. It was an amazing knock by the explosive opener who was eventually dismissed for 104 by Soumya Sarkar. The Indian openers added 180 runs laying a strong foun...