Team India skipper Rohit Sharma’s batting masterclass was on display during the first Test against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He led the team from the front, slamming a century to take India past Australia’s total in the first innings. With this century, Rohit Sharma brought up his ninth three-figure score in Test cricket for India.
Team India bowled Australia out for 177 runs on day one of the Test, after losing the toss. In response, Rohit Sharma got the team off to a great start, taking advantage of the loose deliveries. He brought up his half-century off just 66 deliveries on the first day. The Indian skipper continued to be a solid force on the second day as well. With wickets tumbling from one end, he kept the other end strong.
In the sixty-third over, Rohit Shama stepped out and played an inside-out shot, which raced to the boundary, clearing the in-field. This brought up the three-figure mark, his first against Australia in Tests. It was also his first century for India in Test cricket as a captain. His knock left the Twitterati impressed, who lauded the right-hander’s effort.
Let’s take a look at how Twitterati reacted to Rohit Sharma’s century:
What a mature and beautiful 100 @ImRo45 ❤️
Patience on a tough track, waited & went after the bad balls, backed himself with his pull shot, didn’t take any unnecessary risks. Perfect master class of what a test 100 should look like!#RohitSharma𓃵 #INDvsAUS #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/p8UAMIJaRd— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) February 10, 2023
The redemption of Rohit Sharma in Test has been remarkable.pic.twitter.com/vmLWf8snaO
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 10, 2023
Rock. Solid. 💪
Talk about a captain's knock from Rohit Sharma 💯🔥 https://t.co/EiKSxSg2Fb pic.twitter.com/GPpINRpRTr
— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) February 10, 2023
Ye century 💯 dekhne k liye aakhen taras gayi thi, what an innings @ImRo45 Calm & Composed #RohitSharma𓃵#BGT2023 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/l3b8PzZPL5
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) February 10, 2023
Respect conditions, play late, stride forward, weight transfer, dot balls, drives …
Rohit Sharma is holding online batting class please watch all junior cricketers. @ImRo45 #crisismanager— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 10, 2023
Control , Shot Selection , Footwork, Concentration , Leading from the top , it was all displayed in the Rohit Sharma Batting Masterclass ! Take a bow @ImRo45 !#INDvsAUS
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) February 10, 2023
Aggression in first half, respect towards the bowlers in second. Captain’s inning in true sense from Rohit sharma #INDvsAUS
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 10, 2023
This century celebration of Rohit Sharma is telling how great this innings is for the Indian team. Bow to him 🥹🫡!! pic.twitter.com/5mMQRIoToF
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) February 10, 2023
Magnificent innings by Rohit Sharma.
This hundred is like scoring 250 on normal tracks. @SanjayS00663282 @kediwins @PaulAtk52540619 @vijayarumugam @DaveRobins17
— John Oldman (@PrasunNagar) February 10, 2023
No Iyer No Pant
And here comes a Captain for rescue on tough pitch 💙
Gutted knock 🙌#RohitSharma #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/trCvXJ0a2F— Yuvraj Singh 🇮🇳 (@yuvraj0728) February 10, 2023
Sachin Tendulkar lauds Team India’s ‘RRR’ trio
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to hail the effort of India’s ‘RRR’ trio. He praised Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling performance, along with Rohit Sharma’s century. Jadeja took a five-wicket haul in the first innings, while Ashwin took three wickets. Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter,
“𝐑𝐑𝐑 The trio of Rohit, Ravindra & Ravichandran have helped India get ahead in this Test. @ImRo45has led from the front with his 100 while @ashwinravi99 & @imjadeja have got us important breakthroughs.”
Talking about the match situation, at the end of the second session, Rohit Sharma is unbeaten on 118 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja has scored 34 runs. Team India has 226 runs on the board at the loss of five wickets, leading by 49 runs.
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