Rohit Sharma made his mark in his first century as the Test captain as India built on their impressive start in the First Test against Australia in Nagpur. After doing a fantastic job with the ball, India saw their captain take the lead from the front, scoring a ‘historic’ goal on Day 2 of the Opening Test . Despite the steady drops on the other end, Rohit (120) continued to hit the ball calmly to deliver his ninth century of hard fighting in the format.
In doing so, Rohit became the fourth captain in world cricket to score the century record in all three formats — Test, ODI and T20I — along with others Faf du Plessis, Tilakratne Dilshan and Babar Azam. After making history, Rohit celebrated in ecstasy as the entire Indian dressing room stood up and clapped for him.
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This is a good knock!
Bow your head, captain @ImRo45
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On a slow track where other batters found it extremely difficult to score, the Indian captain (118 hits) showed focus on his way to one of the great Test centuries. his best.
The effort of the century is on the same level as his 161st goal in Chennai in 2021, with the opening goal giving him his best record against pitchers leading ball are Nathan Lyon (1/81 in 27 rounds) and Todd Murphy (4/59 in 25 rounds). present).
Rohit has lost 171 balls to reach his one hundred and so far he has hit 15 touchdowns and two balls in six of the 207 serves he has faced.
But the highlight of his rounds is the rotation of his shots and the way he trades risk for discretion.
He didn’t try to hit his 100 in a hurry, playing with the girls and hitting singles before knocking out Pat Cummins (0/50 out of 11 rounds) to claim his score in the second half. year 90.
It was an inside-out blow that overcame Murphy’s additional cover that earned him hundreds of dollars, and once again reiterates the theory that in adverse situations, qualified individuals The highest skill will prevail.
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