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Team India captain Rohit Sharma etched his naꦓme in record books on Friday (February 10) as he became the first Indian skipper to hit a century in all three formats of the game.
By registering his maiden Test ton against Australia on Day 2 of the four-match series opener in Nagpur, Rohit created history. The right-handed batter achieved the 💞milestone in his third Test as Indian captain and 46th overall.
After reaching the triple-figure mark across formats, Rohit has now joined former South African skipper Faf du Plessis, Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the elite list.
Rohit has been scoring runs at good pace in the ongoing Test, having co💯mpleted his half-century at a strike rate of over 80 and ending Day 1 at a score of 56 off 69 balls. He batted sensibly on the second day and pulled off his 9th hundred in the red-ball format in 171 balls.
Apart from Rohit, other Indian batters struggled to score runs on the spin-friendly Nagpur pitch. The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav all departed without contributing much with the bat as debutant Todd Murphy ran riot.
Murphy picked four wickets in India’s first innings by the time Rohit reached his triple-digit score.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Rohit Sharma’s record ton:
What a 💯 , in conditions which hav🎐e provided a complete examination of skill and temperame👍nt. 👏🏼
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
The maestro is back to h🐭is work!! Congratulations on the fabulous century 🔥🙌
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
First Indian Captain To score Cꦿentury In All 3 Formats
— Akhil Gupta 🏏 (@Guptastats92)
Everyone thought pitch was spitting cobras but as always, Roh🍒it made it look like a belt-er. Batted 👊🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Fantastic Innings By The Captain. Ro-Hit-Man 😍😍😍😍 What a century on this 𒊎track.
— Suraj Pandey (@ferrarinotfiat)
Magnificent century from the Indian captaꦰin ROHIT SHARMA.
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Supreme innings 🌼and what a way to get to hi🐬s hundred. Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian captain (third overall) to hit a century in all formats. Converts his first Test innings at home against Australia to a ton.
— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal)
He is back ❤️
— Deepesh Sharma (@deepesh__sharma)
Aggression in first half, respect towards the bowlers in second. Captain’s inning in tཧrue sense from Rohit sharma
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Rohit Sharma becomes the only Indian to hit a ton🅺 in all 3 international formats as a captain
Others in the world to do so: TM Dilshan, Faf💃 du Plessis & Babar Azam
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Wonderful wonderful century by skipper ! A lesson to learn for some others in teaꦇm?!
— neeru bhatia (@neerubhatia3)
A captain leading from the front in first inning of the big series is🅠 all you want to see.. well done
— Ritesh Raj (@cric_ritesh)
Kismate badal dete h bhai hum.. milo hume 😂
— Navaldeep Singh (@NavalGeekSingh)
That's how you play spin. Did it against England on a turner. Repeats it again. Top stuff
— Sajal K Patra (@saj_sajal)
Fantastic Innings By Theꦦ Captain. Ro-Hit-Man 😍😍😍😍 What a century on this track.
— Suraj Pandey (@ferrarinotfiat)