Rohit Sharma notched his first century as Test skipper as India constructed on their spectacular begin to the primary Test towards Australia in Nagpur. After doing a stupendous job with the ball, India noticed their captain main from the entrance, slamming a ‘historic’ hundred on Day 2 of the opening Test. Despite wickets falling at common intervals on the different finish, Rohit (120) continued batting with composure to carry up a hard-fought century, his ninth within the format.

In doing so, Rohit grew to become solely the 4th captain in world cricket to attain a century in all three codecs — Tests, ODIs and T20Is — with the others being Faf du Plessis, Tilakratne Dilshan and Babar Azam. After creating historical past, Rohit celebrated in an ecstatic trend as your entire Indian dressing room stood up and clapped for him.

On a sluggish observe the place different batters discovered run-scoring extraordinarily troublesome, the Indian captain (118 batting) was focus personified on technique to considered one of his greatest Test centuries.

The century effort had the identical class because the 161 he scored in Chennai in 2021, with the opener placing his greatest meals ahead towards the bowlers led by spinners Nathan Lyon (1/81 in 27 overs) and Todd Murphy (4/59 in 25 overs).

It took Rohit 171 balls to succeed in his hundred and up to now he has hit 15 boundaries and two sixes off the 207 deliveries he has confronted.

But the hallmark of his innings was the rotation of strike and the way he traded threat for warning.

He did not attempt to get to his hundred in a rush, taking part in out maidens and taking singles earlier than whipping Pat Cummins (0/50 on 11 overs) to sq. leg for a boundary that took his rating within the 90s.

It was an inside-out lofted drive over further cowl off Murphy that introduced up his hundred, and as soon as once more reiterated the idea that in antagonistic conditions, people with the very best diploma of ability prevail.

With PTI inputs

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