Rohit Sharma Becomes 1st Indian Captain to Score a Ton in All 3 Formats

Nagpur: India captain Rohit Sharma scored his 9th century in the longest format of the game in the 1st Test against Australia in Nagpur. With this, Rohit became the first Indian captain to score a ton in all three formats of the game. He has now joined the likes of Babar Azam, Faf du Plessis and Tilakratne Dilshan, who are already there in the list.

Rohit has been scoring runs at good pace in the opening Test, having reached his half-century at a strike rate of over 80, ending Day 1 at a score of 56 off 69 balls. His strike-rate did come down on the second day as he reached his 9th hundred in the longest format of the game in 171 balls.

India are currently six down after losing the wicket of Rohit Sharma for the latter’s individual score of 120. Ravindra Jadeja has been joined by KS Bharat in the middle.