In the fifth test against England, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored brilliant centuries. Both of them made a partnership of 171 runs for the second wicket and helped India get an easy lead over England. Both of them did not allow any wicket to fall for India till lunch. However, just after lunch, Ben Stokes came to bowl and clean-bowled the Hitman on his first ball of this series.
Rohit played an innings of 103 runs in 162 balls. In his innings, he hit 13 fours and three sixes. In the very next over, James Anderson clean-bowled Shubman Gill. He played an inning of 110 runs in 150 balls. In his innings, he hit 12 fours and five sixes. Rohit and Shubman also made many records with these innings. In this blog we will talk about the list of records made in India vs England fifth test match.
Rohit has reached third position in terms of scoring most centuries as an opener in international cricket. He left Chris Gayle behind. Rohit has 43 centuries in his name in international cricket i.e. including all three formats. In this matter he is behind only David Warner and Sachin Tendulkar. Warner had scored 49 centuries and Sachin had scored 45 centuries. Both have retired. Warner retired from Test this year.
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Rohit has reached fourth place among Indian batsmen who have scored the most centuries in international cricket. Rohit has scored 48 centuries in his international career so far. He equaled Rahul Dravid. In this matter, Sachin Tendulkar is on top with 100 centuries. At the same time, Virat Kohli has 80 centuries in his name.
Rohit Sharma equaled the great Sunil Gavaskar among the Indian openers who scored the most centuries in Tests against England. Both have scored four centuries each. In this list, Vijay Merchant, Murali Vijay, and KL Rahul are in second place with three centuries each.
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Rohit Sharma and Shubman are at the top among the Indian batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Tests since 2021. During this period, Rohit has scored six centuries and Shubman has scored four centuries. After this there are Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. All of them have scored three centuries each.
| Pos | Player | Country | match | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joe Root | England | 52* | 13 |
| 2. | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | 45* | 11 |
| 3. | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 23* | 10 |
| 4. | Rohit Sharma | India | 32* | 9 |
| 4. | Steve Smith | Australia | 45* | 9 |
| 5. | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 29 | 8 |
| 6. | Usman Khawaja | Australia | 32* | 7 |
| 6. | Ben Stokes | England | 45* | 7 |
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