Rohit Sharma joins Sourav Ganguly and Kapil Dev in elite list after IND vs NED World Cup 2023 game

Rohit Sharma amassed 500 or more runs in a single World Cup event for the second time in a row, a milestone no other batsman has accomplished in history. After a fantastic performance in 2019, where he top-scored the tournament with 648 runs, Rohit has gone on to score more than 500 runs in the 2023 edition as well. He breached the mark during his 61-run knock against Netherlands in India's final league game of the home tournament. While Sharma's ability with the bat is well known, on Sunday he showcased that he can contribute with the ball as well.

3 things you need to know

• Team India secured its 9th successive win in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023
• India defeated Netherlands in the final league match of the tournament
• The Men in Blue will take on New Zealand in the semi-final of the tournament

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Rohit Sharma picks up a wicket in ODIs after 11 years

Soon after Virat Kohli took his first international wicket in nine years, dismissing Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards, Rohit entered the attack for the first time in this World Cup. It was, in fact, the first time Rohit had rolled his arms in international cricket in roughly three years, the last occasion being in the February 2021 Test against England in Chennai.

Rohit brought himself into the attack in the 48th over, when Netherlands were 9 down at 243 and only a mere formality was left in the completion of the game. He was smacked for a 6 on the 4th ball by Teja Nidamanuru, however, got the wicket on the next ball as Nidamanuru was swinging at everything. This was Rohit's first ODI wicket in 11 years. The last time he picked up a wicket in the ODI format was in 2012 against Australia in Melbourne.  Following this dismissal, his wickets tally stands at, nine dismissals in the ODI format and 12 overall in international cricket.

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Walks with the giants

With this, Rohit became the first Indian skipper in 20 years to take a wicket in a World Cup match. Sourav Ganguly was the last player, who led the side and also picked up wickets in a World Cup game. He got the scalps in the 2003 edition of the event. Besides Ganguly and Sharma, the only other captain to accomplish this record is the legendary Kapil Dev, who took 17 wickets combined in the 1983 and 1987 World Cups.