Last Update: February 10, 2023, 14:31 IST
Rohit Sharma continued his impressive form in Tests at home with a sensational century (AP Image)
Rohit Sharma also became the first Indian to score centuries in all three formats as captain.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored a record-breaking century on the second day of the first Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit scored his ninth Test century in Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur and with this, he became the first Indian captain to break the three-figure mark in all three formats of the game. Rohit is also only the fourth cricketer in history to achieve this sensational feat. He now finds himself on the list of captains alongside Babar Azam, Faf du Plessis and Tillakaratne Dilshan. This was Rohit’s first Test century as the captain of Team India. The 35-year-old brought up his hundred off 171 balls.
Rohit Sharma’s sensational knock soon created buzz as fans and followers of the game showered praises on the Indian skipper.
A fan termed Rohit Sharma’s knock as a ‘masterclass’. “Rohit Sharma played a masterclass knock. Hitman at its peak once again in hundreds of different formats,” read the comment.
“Well played captain. Quality knock on a difficult pitch,” read another comment.
A Twitter user described Rohit Sharma as India’s best batsman in Test cricket. “Rohit Sharma is probably the best Indian batsman in Tests for the last four years, he has been brilliant since opening in Tests as well,” read the comment.
One person said that this was Rohit Sharma’s best batting performance in the last two years. “Exceptional batting by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. As I said, in the last two years he has played the best innings across formats. Brilliant century,” read the comment.
Brilliant batting from Indian captain Rohit Sharma. As I said, in the last two years he has played the best innings across formats. Best century 🇮🇳👏#RohitSharma #INDvsAUS @ImRo45— Nimish Gowda (@nimish_gowda) February 10, 2023
Another social media user felt that Rohit Sharma is the greatest opening batsman of the modern era. “Rohit Sharma is undoubtedly the greatest opening batsman in the modern era. And no, this is not a debate. He is the greatest all-format opener in the modern era.”
Rohit Sharma is unquestionably the greatest opening batsman of the modern era. And no, this is not a debate. He is the greatest all-format opener of the modern era. #RohitSharma𓃵 #INDvsAUS 🇮🇳🇦🇺 — Rudraksh Kikani (@KikaniRudraksh) February 10, 2023
Here are some other responses.
#bgt2023 Rohit Sharma’s beautiful batting can be fully experienced in Test matches, not in ODIs, not in T20s. You give him a turner, he gives you 100.- Keshav Rao (@KesavRsays) February 10, 2023
Rohit Sharma has so far scored six centuries in all three formats as a team India Captain. It was also his first Test ton against the Australian team.
Coming back to the game, India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took a brilliant five-wicket haul to bundle out Australia for 177 in the first innings. The hosts ended the first day’s play at 77/1. India already have a 50-run lead over the visitors.
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