Rohit Sharma breaks records with his fifth T20I century
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has slammed his fifth century in T20 Internationals. The Indian skipper reached the three-figure mark in the 3rd and final T20I against Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Rohit played a captain's knock after India were reduced to 22/4, batting first. He shared a century stand with Rinku Singh. Rohit now has the most centuries in T20I cricket.
An rescuing ton from Rohit
Rohit, who recorded ducks in India's first two encounters, regained his Midas touch in Bengaluru. He firmly held his end as India lost four wickets in the Powerplay in testing conditions. Rohit counter-attacked with his incredible hits in the middle phase. Working in tandem with Rinku, he reached his century in the 19th over. Interestingly, Rohit was batting at 17(24) at one stage.
Most tons in T20I cricket
As mentioned, Rohit now has the most centuries in T20I cricket. He went past his compatriot Suryakumar Yadav and Australia's Glenn Maxwell, each of whom has four tons in the format.
Rohit's highest T20I score
Rohit returned unbeaten on 121 off 69 balls, a knock laced with 11 fours and 8 sixes. From reverse sweeps to stylish pulls, the knock had some riveting strokes. He started cautiously but finished with a strike rate of 175.36. Rohit registered his highest score in the shortest international format, gonig past 118 against Sri Lanka in 2017 in Indore.
First T20 ton since January 2019
In Bengaluru, Rohit slammed his first century in all T20 cricket since January 2019. Before this match, Rohit last score a T20I century in November 2018. He smashed an unbeaten against West Indies in Lucknow.
Most T20I runs as Indian captain
Rohit scripted another record in the match. He surpassed Virat Kohli to become India's highest run-scorer as captain in T20I cricket. Rohit, who led India for the 54th time in the format, attained the feat with his 44th run in the match. He is only behind Aaron Finch, Babar Azam, and Kane Williamson in terms of T20I runs as captain.
Third T20I ton as captain
Rohit has become only the second player with more than two centuries as captain in T20I cricket. With his third T20I ton as skipper, Rohit has joined Pakistan's Babar Azam. Notably, no other full-member player has multiple tons in this regard.
Most T20I sixes as captain
During the match, Rohit broke Eoin Morgan's record for smashing the most T20I sixes as captain. The latter smashed 86 sixes while leading England in the format. Meanwhile, Rohit has become the first-ever batter to slam 90 or more sixes in this regard. Former Australian captain Aaron Finch is the only other captain with over 80 T20I sixes. Among Indians, Kohli (59) trails Rohit.
