• Openers Rahul and Sharma both score centuries for India
India brushed aside the challenge posed by Sri Lanka with the confidence of a side that already knew that their semi-final berth was secure. They won their last match in the qualifying process in the most dismissive manner, winning by seven wickets.
Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul cruising in his wake, struck his fifth century of the tournament, the first batsman to do this in a World Cup. The eeyorish response to Sharma’s stunning record is that he must have used up his quota of runs and that the law of averages must dictate that he fails soon. This notion was once presented to Don Bradman, who was in a rich vein of form at the time. He responded that “I don’t believe in the law of averages” before striding out to hit another double century.
Written by Vic Marks at Headingley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/06/sri-lanka-india-cricket-world-cup-2019-match-report under the title “India pile tons on Sri Lanka to put Cricket World Cup pressure on Australia”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
