Rohit Sharma IND vs ENG 3rd Test : The third match of the 5-match Test series between India and England is being played in Rajkot. In this match, Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. But the start of the Indian team was not good. India lost 3 wickets for 33 runs. Mark Wood initially dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal on 10 and Shubman Gill on 0. After this Tom Hartley sent Rajat Patidar back to the pavilion for 5 runs. But Indian team captain Rohit Sharma handled the Indian innings and scored a half-century.
Join Sachin-Kohli club
Rohit Sharma has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket for a long time. Rohit scored 57 runs against West Indies at Port of Spain on 20 July 2023. Now after 4 test matches and 8 innings in Rajkot, Rohit has scored a half-century. This was the 17th half-century of his Test career. With this, Rohit has joined the exclusive club of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
9th Indian player to complete 2000 runs against England
Rohit Sharma completed 2000 runs in Test cricket when he scored 29 runs against England in Rajkot. He became the first player to score 2000 or more runs in all three formats against England. He has become the 9th Indian batsman in this case. Legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are included in this list.
Indian players who scored 2000 runs in all three formats against England
Sachin Tendulkar- 3990
Virat Kohli- 3970
MS Dhoni- 2999
Rahul Dravid – 2993
Sunil Gavaskar- 2919
Mohammad Azharuddin- 2189
Yuvraj Singh- 2154
Dilip Vengsarkar- 2115
Rohit Sharma- 2000+
