WI vs IND: Rohit Sharma, the ‘Hitman’ of World Cricket, has finally found his form back. The prolific opener who scored a gleaming ton in the first Test against West Indies is planning to do the same in the second Test as well. On the first day of the second Test, Rohit smashed a quickfire 50 in just 47 balls. And in the process, he achieved a remarkable landmark that most of the cricketers have only dreamt of. Rohit became the second-fastest Indian opener to score 2000 Test Runs at a stunning average of 53.
The veteran batter has reached the 2000 Test runs mark in 40 innings just one behind Virender Sehwag who reached the milestone in 39 innings. Not only this Rohit also became the first Indian batter to reach 2000 Test runs in the WTC cycle.
How did Rohit Sharma reach the landmark of 2000 Test Runs as an Opener?
The second Test began with West Indies winning the toss & Captain Brathwaite opting to bowl first. Rohit Sharma & Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings for West Indies. The duo kept hitting boundaries & smashing Windies bowlers across the park. In the nineteenth over, Kemar Roach bowled a full toss back-length delivery which the opener hit for a deep square leg six to bring his fifty off just 74 balls. And in the process of his fifty Rohit Sharma also reached the 2000 Test runs mark. He ended his innings at 80 runs off 143 balls with nine fours & two sixes in his kitty.
Along with 2000 Test Runs as an Opener Batter, Rohit reach another major milestone in his Test Career
The list of milestones reached by Rohit Sharma doesn’t end here. Along with 2000 Test Runs as an opener, he also surpassed MS Dhoni to become the fifth-highest run-scorer in International Format. With 17,298 runs in 443 Tests at an average of 42.92, Rohit occupies fifth spot on the list of highest run-scorers in Test. In his Test career, Rohit has scored 44 tons & 92 fifties in 463 innings with the best score of 264 runs. He has entered the top 5 list of highest run-scorer in Test format surpassing legendary batter MS Dhoni who has 17.092 Test runs from 535 matches in his kitty.
He now proudly joins the list of highest run-scorers in Test behind legendary batters Sourva Ganuly (18,433 runs in 421 matches), Rahul Dravid (24, 064 runs in 504 matches), Virat Kohli (25,484 runs in 500 matches), Sachin Tendulkar (34, 357 runs in 664 matches).
Rohit Sharma & Yashasvi Jaiswal enters the list of Indian Openers with the highest century stands
It seems like there is no stopping for Rohit Sharma who is breaking records one after the other. Apart from his two big milestones, Rohit has also joined the list of Indian openers with the highest century stands in an away series. The duo of Yashasvi & Rohit managed to score a 229-run opening stand in the first Test followed by another century stand in the second Test as well. They have now joined the elite list of Indian openers with most century stands in away series. The list includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar & Chetan Chauhan, Virender Sehwag & Aakash Chopra, and Virender Sehwag & Wasim Jaffer.
A Glimpse of Rohit Sharma’s Illustrious Test Career
Rohit Sharma has a gleaming Test Record in India. He has so far played 52 games amassing 3618 runs at an average of 46.98. Rohit has 10 tons in Test format with his best score being 212 runs. Rohit opened his Test Century account in India’s first Test against West Indies where he scored 103 runs & guided India to a gleaming innings & 141 runs win.
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