Rohit Sharma century in first test against SA |
Indian cricket team`s new test opener, Rohit Sharma was the toast of the town on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa as he smashed a stunning century in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. With his first Test century as an opener and 4th overall, Rohit Sharma achieved an average of 98.22 in Tests in India. In 15 innings, Rohit has scored 884 runs, including four hundreds and five fifties. Now Rohit Sharma`s average is the joint-best among all batsmen with 10-plus innings, sharing the top spot with none other than the legendary Don Bradman, who also averaged 98.22 at home in 50 innings. Moreover, Rohit Sharma joined Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw to become the 4th Indian to score a century when opening for the first time in Tests.Rohit Sharma also became the first Indian to score a century each, across formats, as an opener. Earlier, Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa. Rohit Sharma (115*) and Mayank Agarwal (84*) took the hosts to 202/0 at stumps on Day 1.
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