Rohit Sharma ends impactful World Cup campaign with bat

IND vs AUS ICC World Cup 2023 finalIndian skipper Rohit Sharma concluded a remarkable ICC World Cup 2023 campaign at home with the bat on SundayIn the World Cup final against Australia at Ahmedabads Narendra Modi Stadium Rohit once again produced a short but yet short and impactful innings that helped India gain some bonus runs in the first ten overs of powerplayRohit scored 47 in 31 balls consisting of four boundaries and three sixes He made his runs at a strike rate of over 151Rohit in 11 matches scored 597 runs at an average of 5427 His runs came at a strike rate of almost 126 He scored a century and three fifties Rohits best individual score of 131 came against Afghanistan The fact that he made over 500 runs with a century some halfcenturies at a strike rate of over 125 is pretty marvellous and something rare in ODIs Rohit smashed 31 sixes in the tournament the most by any player in a single World CupRohit has also finished with the most runs by a captain in a single World Cup edition outdoing New Zealand skipper Kane Williamsons tally of 578 runs in the 2019 editionAlso ReadVirat Kohli departs after whirlwind fifty fivestar Australia reign supremeThe skippers strike rate of 12594 is the secondhighest by a player with a minimum of 400 runs in a World Cup The highest is in the hands of South African legend AB De Villiers who scored 482 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 14431 in the 2015 World Cup401 of Rohits 597 runs came in the first powerplay between one to ten overs He faced only 297 balls to score these runs at a strike rate of 13501 He averages 8020 in powerplay and has smashed 24 sixes in this phase of the innings Rohit has been the best powerplay batter in this tournament in all aspectsIn his World Cup career Rohit has smashed 1575 runs at an average of 6057 and a strike rate of over 10549 He has scored a record seven centuries and six fifties in his WC career with the best score of 140 He is the fourthhighest rungetter in tournament historyThe top runscorer in WC cricket is Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar who has 2278 runs in 44 innings with six centuries and 15 fiftiesAmid deafening noise at a full house at the Narendra Modi Stadium Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the World Cup final on SundayAlso ReadMotera buried in a sea of blueThe Indian team waltzed into the final unbeaten after playing 10 games chasing five of the matches while defending totals in five On the other hand Australia after losing two games on the bounce at the start of the tournament recovered to win eight consecutive matches thereafter to reach the final India will be looking to lift their third World Cup title while Australia will be aiming to clinch their sixth trophyWith inputs from agencies