Team India captain Rohit Sharma etched his name in record books on Friday (February 10) as he became the first Indian skipper to hit a century in all three formats of the game.
By registering his maiden Test ton against Australia on Day 2 of the four-match series opener in Nagpur, Rohit created history. The right-handed batter achieved the milestone in his third Test as Indian captain and 46th overall.
After reaching the triple-figure mark across formats, Rohit has now joined former South African skipper Faf du Plessis, Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the elite list.
Rohit has been scoring runs at good pace in the ongoing Test, having completed his half-century at a strike rate of over 80 and ending Day 1 at a score of 56 off 69 balls. He batted sensibly on the second day and pulled off his 9th hundred in the red-ball format in 171 balls.
Apart from Rohit, other Indian batters struggled to score runs on the spin-friendly Nagpur pitch. The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav all departed without contributing much with the bat as debutant Tod Murphy ran riot.
Murphy picked four wickets in India’s first innings by the time Rohit reached his triple-digit score.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Rohit Sharma’s record ton:
What a 💯 @ImRo45, in conditions which have provided a complete examination of skill and temperament. #INDvsAUS 👏🏼
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 10, 2023
The maestro is back to his work!! Congratulations @ImRo45 on the fabulous century 🔥🙌#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/u3T46ObgAS
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) February 10, 2023
First Indian Captain To score Century In All 3 Formats#RohitSharma𓃵 #Hitman #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/lKqMkFyibY
— Akhil Gupta 🏏 (@Guptastats92) February 10, 2023
Everyone thought pitch was spitting cobras but as always, Rohit made it look like a belt-er. Batted @ImRo45 👊🏽 #INDvAUS #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/ZyP6Rn8aeY
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 10, 2023
Fantastic Innings By The Captain. Ro-Hit-Man 😍😍😍😍 What a century on this track.#RohitSharma𓃵
— Suraj Pandey/दद्दा (@ferrarinotfiat) February 10, 2023
Magnificent century from the Indian captain ROHIT SHARMA.#INDvAUS #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/BxXK1zH5mT
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) February 10, 2023
Supreme innings and what a way to get to his hundred. Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian captain (third overall) to hit a century in all formats. Converts his first Test innings at home against Australia to a ton.
— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) February 10, 2023
He is back #RohitSharma𓃵 ❤️ https://t.co/IUVz8nXvmu
— Deepesh Sharma (@deepesh__sharma) 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
Rohit Sharma becomes the only Indian to hit a ton in all 3 international formats as a captain
Others in the world to do so: TM Dilshan, Faf du Plessis & Babar Azam
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) February 10, 2023
Wonderful wonderful century by skipper #rohitsharma! A lesson to learn for some others in team?! #INDvAUS #nagpurtest
— neeru bhatia (@neerubhatia3) February 10, 2023
A captain leading from the front in first inning of the big series is all you want to see.. well done #RohitSharma𓃵 #INDvsAUS
— Ritesh Kumar (@cric_ritesh) February 10, 2023
Kismate badal dete h bhai hum.. milo hume 😂 #RohitSharma𓃵 #BGT2023
— Navaldeep Singh (@NavalGeekSingh) February 10, 2023
#RohitSharma𓃵 That's how you play spin. Did it against England on a turner. Repeats it again. Top stuff #INDvsAUS
— Sajal K Patra (@saj_sajal) February 10, 2023
Fantastic Innings By The Captain. Ro-Hit-Man 😍😍😍😍 What a century on this track.#RohitSharma𓃵
— Suraj Pandey/दद्दा (@ferrarinotfiat) February 10, 2023
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