After a stop-start career in Test cricket, India batsman Rohit Sharma finally broke his shackles overseas with a gritty hundred against England at the Kennington Oval in London on Saturday.
Rohit, who walked in to bat as an opener in just his sixth Test match outside India (16th overall), saw off another testing morning session against the English seamers after the host took a 99-run 🌃lead in their first innings on day two.
The Mumbaikar made a slow start but added a crucial 83-run stand for the opening wicket with KL Rahul, who departed for 46 (101). After Rahul’s dismissal, next batsman Cheteshwar Pujara c💙ontinued ꦆhis attack on the home team while Rohit pierced the gaps on loose deliveries.
Rohit, however, reached his maiden overseas Test hundred in the 64th over of India’s second innings with a massive six over long-on off Moeen Ali. The 34✃🎐-year-old has previously scored seven Test centuries, all of which came in home conditions. He also completed 15,000 international runs during the innings.
The majority of his runs have been scored in🐓 ODIs. In 227 matches, Rohit has scored 9,2🎉05 ODI runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Rohit’s special hundred at the Oval:
😊😊😊🙂🏏🔥
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Oh yeahhhhhhh SHAM ❤️ love that brotherman.
What a time to do it 🥳— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Shaandar Zabardast Zindabad.
When the going gets tough the tough get going. Outstanding first overseas Test hundred from .
Class !— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
That first overseas Test 💯 feeling for Ro😼hit Sharma 😃 |
— ICC (@ICC)
R-O-H-I-T-M-A-N is blazing at the Oval 🤩💯
📸 BCCI
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
The transformation of into a world class opening batsman has been staggering. This century was inevitable given the way he 𒈔has batted in this series. Privileged🉐 to see this. Class.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Talented batter: Scores a century 👏
Brilliant batter: Scores an away Test century 🙌
Hitman: Scores an away Testꦑ century with a SIX 💙💙💙 ♐— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Rohit Sharma has been building for a while to that first test century outside India. Hard work an꧋d discipline paying off.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Patience and proper plan Top batting.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Because u just sc𒊎ored your first overseas hundred 😁👏🏽!! Hitman you beauty 👊🏽👊🏽 🦩
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
The best Indian batsman across formats. Amazing hundred from , got there in g🌞rand style. Priceless in the context of the series.
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad)
A top class innings from a high class player. Take a bow .
Could well be a series defining innings.
Come on, let’s get a big lead.— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
HITMAN special at The Oval. 💪🏼
Ro🌱hit Sharma notches up his maiden overseas Test century. 🤩
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
What a way🅷 to bring up your first over🍌seas century! Take a bow, Rohit Sharma. What a brilliant hundred.
— Ian Bell MBE (@Ian_Bell)
Hitman 100 🔥 Rohit S🐽harma has brought up his first overseas Test ton! And he slogs a mad six to seal the centuꦐry! What a knock this is. On ya Rohit!
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Sharma is in the best phase of his ba♐tting. Full stop.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
What a player 👏💪
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)
Inꦍdian 💫openers and their style of hitting a six to get to a HUNDRED! ♥️
Rohit Gurunath Sharma, take a bow 🙌
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
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Well done sham! Carry on… ab team ke runs baaki hai. �𒁃�🏼👏🏼
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
💯 for HITMAN
First away Test ton for 👏👏
He also breaches the 3K Test-run mark.
— BCCI (@BCCI)
The Hitman's first overseas 💯, and he gets there in trademark style with a monster hit over long on 🔥
WHAT. A. KNOCK 🙌
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
