Team India captain Rohit Sharma led the team from the front in the third Test match against England on Thursday, February 15 at the Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. He slammed a century in the first innings, bailing the team out of trouble.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first. India started poorly, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal in the fourth over of the match. India was soon reduced to 33 for losing three wickets, with Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar also back in the pavilion. Ravindra Jadeja joined the Indian skipper at the crease. The duo got together to build a partnership.
In the fifty-third over, Rohit Sharma cut a flatter delivery towards the deep point fielder. He took a couple of runs to get to the three-figure mark. He had muted celebrations, indicating that the jo is yet to be done. Rohit took the charge after his century, taking on the bowlers. He was dismissed for 131 runs by Mark Wood. He slammed fourteen boundaries and three sixes. The skipper and Ravindra Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth-wicket partnership.
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🎥 That Moment when captain @ImRo45 brought up a fine 💯 👏 👏
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 15, 2024
Let’s take a look at how Twitterati reacted to Rohit Sharma’s century:
Well played Rohit sharma ❤️🙌 https://t.co/5w6bcq4sva
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) February 15, 2024
WELL PLAYED, ROHIT SHARMA 🔥
131 runs from 196 balls when India was 33 for 3 – What a knock under pressure when series on line, incredible from the Captain. pic.twitter.com/RfOtpIAQm1
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 15, 2024
HATS OFF, ROHIT SHARMA…!!!
131 (196) with 14 fours and 3 sixes – India were 33/3 from then on played a masterclass and took India into a comfortable position. Well played, Ro. 👌 pic.twitter.com/JOXAKbqaOy
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 15, 2024
A hundred of skill and maturity from the captain. Top test innings to pull a very inexperienced batting side out of a lot of trouble. #RohitSharma
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 15, 2024
Take a bow, Rohit Sharma 👏👏👏
11th Test ton for the Indian captain, and it has come on a day when his team was down to 33/3 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/cXamXph56O
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) February 15, 2024
💯💥 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃! Captain Fantastic leads from the front with a scintillating century, putting India in the driver's seat.
📷 Getty • #RohitSharma #INDvENG #INDvsENG #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WOYPjAFaCf
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) February 15, 2024
Just at the right time, Rohit sharma goes in the zone, looked in rhythm, meant business. #INDvENG #Rohit
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 15, 2024
A perfect example of Captain leading from the front .🔥🐐
Captain's Knock !!!!#INDvsENGTest #RohitSharma𓃵 pic.twitter.com/Otl6824S0T— Lavesh Jain (@lavesh_jain10) February 15, 2024
Rohit Sharma – Ravindra Jadeja’s partnership rebuilds India’s innings
Team India managed to recover from their early mini-collapse on the back of Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja’s partnership. They helped India to get to 237 before the Indian captain’s dismissal. Ravindra Jadeja is also approaching his century in the match. Debutant Sarfaraz Khan joined the all-rounder at the crease, with Dhruv Jurel to follow.
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill bagged a nine-ball duck earlier in the innings. He was dismissed by Mark Wood. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a run-a-ball 10, while Rajat Patidar scored five runs. India has made three changes to their playing XI. Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan and Mohammed Siraj have replaced KS Bharat, Shreyas Iyer and Mukesh Kumar.
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