Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Rohit Sharma entered a few unique lists after he scored 120 runs off 212 balls in the opening Test against Australia in Nagpur.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 10, 2023 20:59 IST
BGT: Rohit Sharma enters multiple list of records after hundred in Nagpur Test. Courtesy: AP
By India Today Web Desk: Rohit Sharma was in spectacular form in India’s opening Test against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. After the Aussies were bowled out for 177 in their first innings, skipper Rohit Sharma came out all guns blazing and made sure that India trailed by only 100 runs at Stumps on Day 1 with nine wickets left.
On Day 2, Rohit looked at his very best and got to his hundred off 171 balls. He ended up scoring 120 runs off 212 balls with the help of 15 fours and two sixes. On the back of his knock, India took a massive lead of 144 runs in their first innings by the end of the second day’s play.
It needed something special to dismiss Rohit, who was looking ominous, and Cummins produced that. Cummins beat the batter all ends up and rattled Rohit’s woodwork. The off-stump was uprooted off the ground as the Aussie skipper made good use of the new ball.
Rohit, in the meantime, made a few records and entered a few unique lists of batters after he lit up the VCA Stadium with his stupendous display of stroke-play.
Here are the lists of entries Rohit Sharma made:
1 – Rohit Sharma is the first Indian skipper to score a hundred as skipper in all three formats of international cricket. He is also the fourth after Tilakaratne Dilshan, Faf du Plessis and Babar Azam are the others to have achieved the feat in men’s cricket.
7– Rohit Sharma became the 7th Indian skipper to score a hundred in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane are the others on the list.
14– Rohit Sharma became the 14th Indian opener to score a hundred in Tests against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar, Murali Vijay, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Vinoo Mankad, Nari Contractor, Shikhar Dhawan, VVS Laxman, Nayan Mongia, KL Rahul, Ravi Shastri and Krishnamachari Srikkanth are the others in the list.
