IND vs ENG: The third test match between India and England (IND vs ENG 3rd Test) is being played in Rajkot. In this test match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, India had a bad start. Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion without opening his account.
After this Yashasvi also lost his wicket cheaply. After the fall of the initial wicket, captain Rohit Sharma took the responsibility of handling the team's innings and he scored a strong century. This century was the 11th century of Rohit's Test career.
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma's bat roared fiercely at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. He completed his century in 157 balls. Captain Rohit scored a century in Test after almost 7 months. Rohit last scored a Test century against West Indies on 12 July 2023. After this he played 10 test innings, but he could not score a century.
Captain Rohit Sharma has scored a total of 3 centuries as an opener in the India vs England (IND vs ENG 3rd Test) match. Apart from this, Rohit is at second place in terms of hitting the most number of sixes in Tests for India. In this matter, he defeated former Indian captain MS Dhoni, who holds the record of hitting 78 sixes in Tests. Before Rohit, Virender Sehwag holds the record for hitting the most number of sixes (90) in Tests for India.
Rohit Sharma scored the 11th century of his Test career and 47th century of international cricket. During this, he broke the record of former England team captain Joe Root. Joe Root has scored 46 international centuries. 36 year old Rohit Sharma equaled the record of South African legend AB de Villiers. Villiers has scored 47 centuries in his international career.
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