Only two teams have won the Cricket World Cup after staying undefeated throughout the tournament. The West Indies did it in 1975 and 1979, while Australia did it in 2003 and 2007.
New Delhi: Indian captain Rohit Sharma who scored 61 runs against Netherlands in the recently concluded ODI World Cup match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru has joined the elite list of Sourav Ganguly and Kapil Dev. He created this record while bowling against Netherlands as he picked up his maiden World Cup wicket.
With the scalp, Rohit became the first Indian captain in 20 years to pick up a wicket in a World Cup match. The last Indian captain was Sourav Ganguly, who had scalped three wickets in just five overs in a match against Zimbabwe in the 2003 edition of the tournament. The only other skipper to have achieved this feat was the legendary Kapil Dev, who got 17 wickets across 1983 and 1987 World Cups.
Team India have also created a unique record after 160 runs victory against Netherlands. Rohit Sharma & Co. registered its longest winning streak in World Cup history after staying unbeaten in 9 consecutive matches. Outdoing their 8-match winning streak in the 2003 World Cup.
After India’s stellar performance in the first inning, the ‘Men in Blue’ bowling was successful in defending the 411-run target. Meanwhile, the ‘Men in Blue’ saw a change in their bowling attack as Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma took charge in the second inning.
India will now face New Zealand on Wednesday in the semifinals in Pune.
The Blackcaps struggle for semis quakification was threatened by Afghanistan and Pakistan as they lost four games in a row following an unbeaten start, but the 2015 and 2019 finalists held firm, defeating Sri Lanka in their final league match to join India, South Africa, and Australia in the knockouts.
Only two teams have won the Cricket World Cup after staying undefeated throughout the tournament. The West Indies did it in 1975 and 1979, while Australia did it in 2003 and 2007.