captain of team india Rohit Sharma former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Has broken a big record. Rohit has gone ahead of Dhoni in terms of hitting sixes in Test cricket. In the third test match against England in Rajkot, Rohit scored a brilliant century. Rohit scored a century at a time when the team needed him the most. Today Rohit scored 131 runs with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. Rohit has now reached second position in terms of hitting most sixes in Tests. Only Virender Sehwag is ahead of him. Rohit now has 80 sixes in his name. Dhoni has hit 78 sixes in his Test career.
Rohit Sharma has hit 80 sixes in tests so far
Before the third test, Rohit Sharma had 77 sixes in his name. He was one behind Dhoni. As soon as he hit the first six of the match off Joe Root, he equaled Dhoni. He increased his tally to 80 by hitting three sixes in the innings. He is now behind only Virender Sehwag, who has 91 Test centuries. Today, Joe Root gave life to Rohit Sharma on his personal score of 27, of which he took full advantage.
India’s three wickets fell at the score of 33.
Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat after winning the toss seemed wrong when India had lost three wickets at the score of 33 in the very first hour of the game. Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal returned after scoring 10 runs. After that Shubman Gill was out without opening the account. The wicket of Rajat Patidar fell as the third batsman. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja decorated India’s innings. Jadeja is also staying at the crease after scoring a century.
Another big record registered in the name of Rohit
Captain Rohit Sharma has achieved another achievement. He has become the fourth highest run scorer in international cricket by surpassing former captain Sourav Ganguly. Rohit scored his 11th test century. So far, Rohit has scored 18,641 runs in 470 international matches at an average of 43.35. He has also scored 47 centuries and 100 half-centuries for India. His best score is 264 runs. Above him are Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs), Virat Kohli (26,733 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,064 runs). Rohit has scored 3,958 runs in 57 Test matches at an average of 45.49, which includes 11 centuries and 16 half-centuries. His best score is 212.