CWC 2019: 3 major World Cup records that might be broken in this edition

#2 Highest Individual Score In World Cups (237* by Martin Guptill in 2015)

Rohit Sharma has the habit of scoring 'Daddy Hundreds' in ODI cricket

The first double hundred in World Cup history was smashed in the 11th edition of the tournament. Chris Gayle smashed an ethereal 215 against Zimbabwe on 24th February 2015. And, in the same tournament, Martin Guptill bettered Chris Gayle’s record by smashing 237* off just 163 balls against the West Indies.

Now, scoring a double hundred is no longer a herculean task in ODI cricket, as boundaries have become shorter, pitches have turned more batsman-friendly, and the batsmen are raking in the runs at will. This record might most likely be broken by India’s Rohit Sharma, who has the habit of scoring those ’Daddy Hundreds’, or Chris Gayle, or by Guptill himself.

#1 Most Hundreds In A single Edition

(4 Hundreds by Kumar Sangakkara in 2015)

Kohli has made breaking records a habit in the recent past!

In the 2015 edition of the World Cup, Kumar Sangakkara was in the form of his life. The legendary Sri Lankan batsman scored 541 runs in the 7 matches that he played at an average of 108.20, including a whopping 4 hundreds.

Now, Virat Kohli, David Warner, and Chris Gayle are in the form of their life. And, with the way Kohli has been scoring hundreds in ODI cricket in the last three years, it might not be beyond him, to break Sangakkara’s record.

After all, Kohli has made breaking records a habit in the recent past!

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