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 India was knocked outof ICC World Cup 2019 by New Zealand in a rain-affected match at Manchester’sOld Trafford stadium, dashing the hopes of millions of fans. But despite TeamIndia’s ouster from the tournament, the Men in Blue continue to shine in differentstatistics tables.

One name that stands out from Team India is that of openerRohit Sharma, who scripted history during the tournament by hitting fivecenturies. Despite India being knocked out of the World Cup, Sharma continuesto top the list of maximum run getters in the tournament.Sharma has scored atotal of 648 runs in nine matches – highest by any batsman in the tournament sofar. He is also the third highest with regard to batting average, having anaverage of 81. However, Sharma can still be dethroned in the final betweenEngland and New Zealand.

Joe Root, who is currently at the fourth slot, can becomethe player with most runs in the tournament if he manages to hit a century inthe final match against New Zealand at The Lord’s in London.Another Englishbatsman, Jonny Bairstow, can also succeed in toppling Sharma from the position.He will have to score at least 153 in the final match of ICC World Cup 2019.

Sharma’s first century in the tournament came against SouthAfrica at The Ageas Bowl, when he scored an unbeaten 122. His next ton – 140 –was against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Old Trafford on June 16. His next threecenturies came against England (102), Bangladesh (104) and Sri Lanka (103).

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is also among the top 10 batsmenwith most runs in the current edition of ICC World Cup. He has scored a totalof 442 runs in nine matches.Average-wise, Rohit Sharma continues to be followedclosely by Ravindra Jadeja, who is ranked fourth at an average of 77. Notably,Jadeja’s average improved after his performance in the semi-final match againstNew Zealand wherein he scored 77 on 59 balls.


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