Fastest Century For India in ODI World Cup

Fastest Century For India in ODI World Cup

ODI cricket has changed its dynamics after the introduction of T20 cricket and so is ODI World Cup. Gone are those days when a batter plays anchor innings from the beginning till the middle over and starts bashing through the death overs only. Nowadays, easy batting conditions tempt the batters to go aggressive from the first ball itself. India has been playing in the World Cup since 1975 and some solid hitters have represented India on the grand stage. Many centuries have been scored by greats like Sachin, Ganguly, Virat, and Rohit, however, in this listicle, we will discuss the fastest century for India in the World Cup.

Batsman with Fastest Century For India in ODI World Cup

Check out list of batsman with Fastest Century For India in ODI World Cup history –

KL Rahul

Middle-order cum opener batsman KL Rahul holds the record for the fastest century in World Cup for India. He accomplished the feat in just 62 balls against the Netherlands in Bangalore during India’s last league game of the 2023 World Cup. Coming to bat in the 29th over, the batter with all shots in the arsenal hit 11 fours and 4 sixes in his monumental innings.

Rohit Sharma

One of the greatest openers of all time, Rohit Sharma hit the 2nd fastest World Cup century for India in the 2023 edition against Afghanistan in just 63 balls. It was also his 7th ton on the biggest stage of cricket, surpassing Sachin’s feat of 6 hundreds.

The others on the list of the fastest century for India in the World Cup are

Kapil Dev

75 balls against Zimbabwe in 1983

Virender Sehwag

81 balls against Bermuda in 2007

Virat Kohli

83 balls against Bangladesh in 2011

Sachin Tendulkar

84 balls against Kenya in 1999