IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma equals Sunil Gavaskar’s elite feat with impressive ton on Day 2 of Dharamsala Test
IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma equals Sunil Gavaskar’s elite feat with impressive ton
On Day 2 of the fifth and final Test versus England, in Dharamsala, Indian captain Rohit Sharma slammed his second ton of the series.On Friday morning (March 8), Rohit reached his 12th Test century in just 154 balls and equalled Little Master Sunil Gavaskar in the list ofmost Test hundreds by an Indian openeragainst England. This was alsoRohit's 48th international ton (43rd as an opener overall).
Most Test hundreds by an Indian opener vs England
4 - Sunil Gavaskar
4 - Rohit Sharma
3 - Vijay Merchant
3 - Murali Vijay
3 - KL Rahul
Rohit is also the leading century-maker for India since the start of 2021. In the past three years, he has slammed as many as six centuries.
Most Test hundreds for India since 2021
6 - Rohit Sharma
4 - Shubman Gill
3 - Ravindra Jadeja
3 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
3 - Rishabh Pant
3 - KL Rahul
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On Day 1 of the Dharamsala encounter, Rohit also slammed 1,000 runs as a Test captain. He, thus, became only the third Indian skipper (after MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli) to have1K-plus runs in all formats as captain.
Speaking about the final Test between India and England, the home side is ahead with a lead of over 70at the time of publishing this report, with debutant Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan in the middle. Rohit fell soon after lunch, for 103, whereas Shubman Gill departed for 110.
Rohit-led India already have an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series and are aiming to end with a 4-1 scoreline.