Rohit Sharma surpasses Sourav Ganguly in legendary team India list with Rajkot century

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma achieved a massive milestone during the ongoing third Test of the five-match series against England in Rajkot. Rohit Sharma surpassed former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly to become the fourth Indian batter in the elite list of batters.

Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. The hosts made four changes to their lineup from the previous match. Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel made their debuts, while Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra returned.

The home team suffered an early collapse, losing three wickets for 33 runs. England tearaway pacer Mark Wood, who replaced off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, made an immediate impact with the ball, picking up the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) and Shubman Gill (5).

Left-arm spinner Tom Hartley dismissed Rajat Patidar, who scored only 5 runs. However, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, who was promoted to No. 5, stabilized India’s innings in the first session without losing any more wickets in the first session on the opening day.

Rohit Sharma Breaks Sourav Ganguly’s Record

Rohit Sharma began the innings with 18,510 runs in international cricket. He surpassed Sourav Ganguly’s tally of 18,575 runs, becoming India’s fourth-leading run-scorer across all formats. Only Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Rahul Dravid scored more runs than him.

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar leads the chart with an impressive 34,357 runs in 782 innings. Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli claims the second spot with 26,733 runs, while India head coach Rahul Dravid secures the third position with 24,208 runs in his career.

Most runs in International cricket by Indian players

Sachin Tendulkar – 34357 runs

Virat Kohli – 26733 runs

Rahul Dravid – 24208 runs

Rohit Sharma – 18577*

Sourav Ganguly – 18575

Rohit Sharma Smashes His 11th Hundred In Test Cricket

Rohit Sharma was under pressure after registering low scores in the first four innings of the series. Nonetheless, the star opener rose to the occasion, delivering a crucial performance by scoring his 11th Test hundred to help India recover from collapse on Day 1.

The 36-year-old batter reached the three-figure milestone in 157 balls during India’s first innings. He achieved this feat in leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed’s bowling. However, he was dismissed by Mark Wood after scoring 131 runs, including 14 boundaries and three sixes.

After Rohit’s departure, the Indian team found themselves at 237-4, with debutant Sarfaraz Khan entering the crease at No. 6. Ravindra Jadeja eyes a century to strengthen India’s position in the ongoing Test match, considering the lack of experience in the batting line-up.

India has failed to capitalize on advantageous positions in the first two Tests of the ongoing series, missing opportunities to score extra runs. The home team aims to amass a substantial total to exert pressure on the England attack and seize control of the match.

India XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson

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