In a remarkable display of resilience, skipper Rohit Sharma marked his return to form with a gritty century against England on Day 1 of the third Test in Rajkot. Achieving his 11th Test century and his third against England, Rohit reached the milestone after the Tea break, facing 157 deliveries.
Despite early setbacks with the dismissals of key batters, Rohit anchored the innings steadfastly. With Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rajat Patidar falling early, Rohit’s partnership with Ravindra Jadeja proved pivotal.
The skipper had his moments of fortune during his innings. He was dropped by Joe Root in the slips when he was on 27 and survived an LBW decision on 29 after an inside edge. Rohit became the seventh Indian captain to score a Test century against England, marking his first Test hundred since July last year and breaking a dry spell of ten innings.
During his innings, Rohit also achieved a significant milestone by surpassing MS Dhoni in the list of most sixes by an Indian in Tests. He hit his 78th and 79th sixes in the match, overtaking Dhoni’s tally of 77. Currently, Rohit is second only to Virender Sehwag, who leads with 91 sixes.
It's almost as if when Rohit went out to bat someone pointed at the Eng team and said "Sir ye 11 log garden mein ghum rahe hai" ๐ #IYKYK #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/zyKShg749r
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 15, 2024
The way he's batting it feels like he's been batting here for ages. That's Rohit Sharma for you!
— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 15, 2024
Well played captain! ๐ซกโฅ๏ธ#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/msa1Dwhc1S
He wasnโt the only one – lot of people said lot of things about him – like – Finished – canโt score runs – reflexes etc etc
— เคฐเฅเคนเคฟเคค เคเฅเคเคฒเคพเคจ Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) February 15, 2024
Time to stand up and Appreciate
Time to chew another hat
Time to roar loud & clap
Time to give him a Pat on the back #RohitSharma ๐ฏ #INDvsENGTest https://t.co/MSqL0y4bbR pic.twitter.com/ANiuzNoU25
8th Century for Rohit Sharma in World Test Championship ๐ฅ๐
— ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@Shebas_10dulkar) February 15, 2024
No other Indian has more than 4#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/sTPXsvok8I
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— VECTORโดโต (@Vector_45R) February 15, 2024
One of the best knocks by the Hitman in Test matches. #RohitSharma ll #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/01YHvFDIGW
๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐! Captain Fantastic leads from the front with a scintillating century, putting India in the driver's seat.
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) February 15, 2024
๐ท Getty โข #RohitSharma #INDvENG #INDvsENG #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI๐ฎ๐ณ pic.twitter.com/WOYPjAFaCf
#RohitSharma owned England single handedly
— Amit 2.0 Fearless ๐๐ฅ (@Amit_Fearless) February 15, 2024
Hundred for Hitman๐ฏ๐,
Such a beautiful knock under pressure๐ฅ#INDvENG #INDvsENGTest pic.twitter.com/3veHezB54C
Brilliant Hundred by Rohit Sharma under huge pressure ๐๐ป
— ๐คโ (@imAnthoni_) February 15, 2024
Deserves all the applauds and appreciation ๐ซโ๏ธ โค#INDvsENG #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/KnNCqdzWQH
Last Updated on February 15, 2024
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