Rohit Sharma's drab T20 WC outing earns him an embarrassing feat

November 11, 2022 Sports Tak web

India skipper Rohit Sharma couldn't come good with the willow throughout the T20 World Cup 2022.

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In a total of 6 matches, the Hitman could only muster 116 runs at a lowly average of 19.33 and a poor strike rate of 106.

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His sluggish knock against England in T20 WC 2022 semis, was one of the slowest knocks in the history of T20 WC knockouts.

Let's have a look at the list of Indian batters who recorded the slowest knocks in T20 WC knockouts
(min 20 balls faced)

Former India's star batter Yuvraj scored a sluggish 11 off 21 balls in 2014 T20 WC knockouts against Sri Lanka.

Former India skipper Gautam Gambhir scored 24 off 25 balls in 2007 T20 WC knockouts against Australia.

India skipper Rohit Sharma scored 27 off 28 balls in 2022 T20 WC knockouts against England.

India's star batter Ajinkya Rahane scored 32 off 30 balls in 2014 T20 WC knockouts against South Africa.

India captain Rohit Sharma scored 29 off 26 balls in 2014 T20 WC knockouts against Sri Lanka.

Rohit left in tears after India's T20 WC drubbing, consoled by teammates