Rohit Sharma Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni For Monumental Milestones

India captain Rohit Sharma ended his bad run of form with a century on Day 1 of the ongoing third Test against England at the newly renamed Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Rohit alongwith Ravindra Jadeja, who also scored an unbeaten century, added 204 runs for the fourth wicket after India were reducted to 33/3 by the combination of Mark Wood and Tom Hartley. Rohit had aggregated just 93 runs in the last two Tests, but went past that mark alone in the first innings in Rajkot, slamming 131 in 196.

It was his 11th century in the format. During his knock on the opening day, Rohit achieved multiple milestone.

He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in the list of captains with most runs for India. The list is led by Rohit's predecessor and star batter Virat Kohli.

Most Runs for India as a Captain

12883 - Virat Kohli

11207 - MS Dhoni

8095 - Mohammed Azharuddin

7643 - Sourav Ganguly

4527 - Rohit Sharma

4508 - Sachin Tendulkar

Rohit also went past former India captain MS Dhoni in the list of most sixes hit by Indians in Test cricket. Virender Sehwag tops the list.

Most Sixes by an Indian in Test history

Virender Sehwag - 90 (103 Tests)

Rohit Sharma - 79* (57 Tests)

MS Dhoni - 78 (90 Tests)

Apart from these, Rohit also overtook former skipper Sourav Ganguly to become India's fourth-highest run-maker in international cricket.

Most runs in International cricket for India

Sachin Tendulkar - 34357

Virat Kohli - 26733

Rahul Dravid - 24208

Rohit Sharma - 18577*

Sourav Ganguly - 18575

In 262 ODIs, Rohit has scored 10,709 runs at an average of 49.12, with 31 centuries and 55 centuries. His best score is 264. This is Rohit's best format, being the fifth-highest run-maker for India.

Rohit has also played 3,974 runs at an average of 31.79 and a strike rate of over 139. He has scored five centuries and 29 fifties. His best score is 121*. He is the second-highest run-getter in T20I history and also holds the record for most centuries in the format.

(With ANI Inputs)

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