Rohit Sharma hammers his fourth Test hundred against England: Stats
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma stood tall against England bowlers and slammed a magnificent hundred on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth and final Test in Dharamsala. Rohit paced his knock to perfection as he walked back unbeaten on 52 at the end of Day 1. He continued to bat well on Day 2 and brought up his fourth Test ton against England.
Another fine knock from Rohit
Rohit started in his typical aggressive fashion as he collected several boundaries off the new ball. Alongside fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (57), Rohit added 104 runs before the former departed. Rohit was also involved in a 171-run stand with fellow centurion Shubman Gill (110). A peach from Ben Stokes caused his departure. Rohit ended up scoring 103 off 162 balls (13 fours, 3 sixes).
Here are his overall numbers
With this knock, Rohit has raced to 4,137 runs in 59 Tests as he averages 45.46 in this regard. While this was his 12th ton in the format, the tally also includes 17 fifties. Meanwhile, the 36-year-old has raced past 1,000 (1,090) Test runs as a captain in Tests as he averages 41.92 in this regard. The tally includes four tons and three fifties.
Rohit's stats versus England
In 14 Tests (26 innings), Rohit has raced to 1,147 runs versus England. He averages 47.79 with the help of four tons and as many fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Rohit has 402 runs on English soil versus England at 44.66. At home, he owns 745 runs at an average of 49.66. He owns three hundreds and two fifties versus England at home.
Rohit's performance in the ongoing series
Rohit has now raced to 400 runs in the ongoing series. Rohit scored 24 and 39 in the series opener. In the second clash, he could only manage 14 and 13. He broke the shackles with a record-breaking 131 in Rajkot. He smashed 19 in the second innings. While he made 2 and 55 in Ranchi, he has now slammed another hundred.
How has the match proceeded?
Batting first, England started well and were going along fine at 175/3 before India triggered a collapse (218/10). Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin shared nine scalps. Zak Crawley made 79. In reply, centuries from Gill and Rohit have powered the hosts past 280. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also contributed with a fiery 57. Notably, Rohit's team is 3-1 up in the series.
