Dharamshala: Rohit Sharma played a scintillating knock of 103 runs in the fifth test of the bilateral series between India and England breaking a few records on his way.
The Indian skipper amassed 103 runs from 162 balls and his stay at the crease included three sixes. With the ton, he became the joint leader in the list of Indian openers with the most hundreds against England along with Sunil Gavaskar. Vijay Merchant has three centuries to his name while Murali Vijay has also three hundreds to his name.
Also, he now has the most Test hundreds (6) for India in Test cricket since 2021. Shubman Gill has four centuries to his name while Ravindra Jadeja has amassed three tons so far. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul have three hundreds to their name.
Here are the other records broken by Rohit Sharma during his stay at the crease.
Most hundreds as an opener in international cricket
49 - David Warner
45 - Sachin Tendulkar
43 - Rohit Sharma
42 - Chris Gayle
41 - Sanath Jayasuriya
40 - Matthew Hayden
Most hundreds by an India batter in international cricket
100 - Sachin Tendulkar
80 - Virat Kohli
48 - Rahul Dravid
48 - Rohit Sharma
38 - Virender Sehwag
38 - Sourav Ganguly
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
Most Test hundreds by an India opener vs England
4 - Sunil Gavaskar
4 - Rohit Sharma
3 - Vijay Merchant
3 - Murali Vijay
3 - KL Rahul
India are in a commanding position in the fifth Test of the series as they have taken a significant lead after bundling out England on 218. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma scored centuries and the duo stitched a 171-run partnership for the second wicket.
This is also fourth occasion where India's top five batters have scored more than 50 runs in their individual innings.
The list is as follows:
India’s top 5 batters registering 50-plus scores in a Test innings:
vs Australia, Kolkata, 1998
vs New Zealand, Mohali, 1999
vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai (Brabourne), 2009
vs England, Dharamsala, 2024
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