Persevering with his superlative from ODIs, Rohit Sharma introduced the long-awaited watch for a Check hundred to an finish as he scored his ninth century within the longest format of the sport within the 1st Check towards Australia in Nagpur. It was again in September 2021 that Rohit had final registered a triple-digit rating, doing so towards England on the Oval. The wait of one-and-a-half years got here to an finish as he reached the triple-digit rating once more on Day 2 of the Nagpur Check. Within the course of, he grew to become the primary Indian captain to attain a ton in all three codecs of the sport.
Rohit has been scoring runs at good tempo within the opening Check, having reached his half-century at a strike fee of over 80, ending Day 1 at a rating of 56 off 69 balls. His strike-rate did come down on the second day as he reached his ninth hundred within the longest format of the sport in 171 balls, however that was a results of wickets falling constantly on the different finish of the pitch.
The happiness on the face of Rohit Sharma after reaching his century!
An innings to recollect. pic.twitter.com/l8JrbeCrHT
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 10, 2023
The style of his batting on Day 1 had impressed former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who stated: “When Rohit Sharma batting, he will not permit any bowler to settle. His type can dictate phrases on this BGT, not simply due to the runs he’ll get, however the tempo at which he will get it. His file as a gap batsman is beautiful”.
On Day 2, Rohit struggled to discover a associate who will stick round for a very long time. The likes of R Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav all departed with out contributing a lot with the bat as Australian spinner Tod Murphy ran riot. Murphy bagged three extra wickets on Day 2 by the point Rohit reached his triple-digit rating. Nathan Lyon additionally bagged a solitary wicket, dismissing Suryakumar Yadav.
India, who had restricted Australia for simply 177 runs within the first innings, did not present as a lot confidence with the bat as they’d with the ball. Barring Rohit’s ton not one of the batters actually understood the character of the pitch.
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