Rohit Sharma Sets Multiple Records with 138 at Lord's in Third ODI Against England
Rohit Sharma scored 138 runs off 110 balls in the third ODI against England at Lord's on July 19, 2026, becoming the oldest Indian to score an ODI century at 39 years and 80 days. His century was the first by an Indian at Lord's in ODIs and equaled Viv Richards' record for the highest individual ODI score by an overseas batter at the venue. Additionally, Rohit set a record for the most ODI centuries by a batter in a single away country with eight hundreds in England.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 29/100.
Outlets measured: news18, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 2 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 19 Jul, 05:41 pm. Other outlets followed.