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New Zealand’s former white-ball maestro Martin Guptill recalled his days of opening the batting alongside present Indian skipper Rohit Sharma following his beautiful unbeaten 160* off simply 49 balls within the Legend 90 League on Monday. Guptill, who single-handedly demolished Massive Boys Unikari together with his brutal hitting, in a quick-fire spherical gave some candid solutions on the sector. Curiously Guptill had performed for Mumbai Indians in 2016 IPL and had an opportunity of batting alongside Rohit Sharma. Talking after his electrifying efficiency, Guptill was requested to call one cricketer he would like to open the batting with, the previous New Zealand batter replied as quoted from a press launch by the Legend 90 League, “I’ve opened with him before, I enjoy batting with Rohit Sharma.”
Guptill additionally revealed his eagerness to face Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya and mentioned, “I would want to face Hardik Pandya. We have had some amazing battles over the years.”
Guptill’s record-breaking knock for the Chhattisgarh Warriors, which included 16 towering sixes and 12 boundaries, was greater than the whole Massive Boys Unikari crew’s complete of 151 runs. His whirlwind innings powered the Warriors to a commanding 89-run victory, making it the primary 200 complete within the event.
Guptill’s century got here in simply 34 balls, the quickest of the competitors, and he continued his onslaught to stay unbeaten, setting a number of data alongside the way in which.
Very like Guptill, Rohit Sharma is a modern-day nice in white-ball cricket. Each batters have redefined opening in limited-overs codecs, identified for his or her means to take down any bowling assault with clear and easy six-hitting. Guptill and Rohit are additionally a part of the elite membership of batters to have scored a double century in ODI cricket.
Whereas Guptill was clearing the ropes with ease within the Legend 90 League, Rohit Sharma scripted his personal return to kind with a powerful century in opposition to England on Sunday.
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