ICC compared Rohit's six off Hasan Ali to that of Tendulkar's off Akhtar.
Sachin Tendulkar's six over backward point off a fiery Shoaib Akhtar is one of the most remembered moments in the Indian World Cup history. Rohit Sharma played a similar shot off Hassan Ali that made the fans go berserk over it.
International Cricket Council (ICC) posted a video on their Twitter handle of both the shots in split screen asking the fans whose shot was better.
Here is the video:
Sachin in 2003 or Rohit in 2019 – who did it better? pic.twitter.com/M9k8z5lLQd
— ICC (@ICC) June 16, 2019
Tendulkar liked the video and retweeted it with a comment, "We both are from INDIA and in this case, AAMCHI MUMBAI as well....So heads I win, tails you lose!"
Here is Sachin's tweet:
We both are from INDIA and in this case, AAMCHI MUMBAI as well....So heads I win, tails you lose! ???? https://t.co/doUMk1QU2b
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 17, 2019
Sachin's 98 at Centurion as well as Rohit's 140 at Manchester proved to be the difference between the sides and both ended up on the winning side. Apart from that, both the innings came against Pakistan. Adding to the similarities, Sachin was happy that both of them are not only Indians but also from the same city, Mumbai!