<p>Despite <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/cricket-legend-sachin-tendulkar-showers-praise-on-joe-root-and-jonny-bairstow-23234633" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>India</strong></a> stumbling in the penultimate hurdle, the 2019 World Cup was extremely memorable for India's star opener and current captain <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/eng-vs-ind-rohit-sharma-out-of-isolation-after-testing-negative-23234261" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Rohit Sharma</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The Mumbai Indians player was on fire all throughout the tournament, blazing 5 hundreds to not just end the World Cup as the highest run-getter but also claim the record for most centuries scored in a single edition of the prestigious tournament.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Three years ago today, Rohit Sharma became the first batter to score five hundreds in a World Cup ? <br /><br />He beat Kumar Sangakkara's record of four from the 2015 tournament. <a href="https://t.co/Faw1TIe8Kv">pic.twitter.com/Faw1TIe8Kv</a></p>
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<p>Sharma broke Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara's record of 4 tons which he had achieved in the 2015 edition of the World Cup.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/photos-joe-root-jonny-bairstow-thrash-india-to-level-series-93617" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Photos: Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow thrash India to level series</a></strong></p>
<p>Ironically, the hundred with which Sharma broke the record came against Sri Lanka. In that game, the 'Hitman' scored a 94 ball 103.</p>
<p>Rohit scored a total of 648 runs from 5 games with a highest score of 140 coming against India's arch-rivals <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/arch-rivals-pakistan-gain-huge-advantage-after-indias-7-wicket-loss-to-england-23234619" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Pakistan</strong></a>.</p><p>
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