IND vs AUS 1st Take a look at: Rohit Sharma turns into 1st Indian skipper to plight uncommon yarn with century vs Australia

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma made historical previous by turning into the main Indian captain to attain centuries in all three codecs of the game. By scoring his first Take a look at century against Australia on Day 2 of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Take a look at sequence at the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur, Rohit etched his name into the historical previous books. This used to be simplest his third Take a look at as Indian skipper and 46th total, and by reaching the triple-resolve designate, he finished a milestone that even the legendary Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni had been unable to enact no topic main the aspect in bigger than 100 matches mixed.

Rohit Sharma finished his first ODI century as Indian captain against Sri Lanka on December 13, 2017 in Mohali. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit led the aspect to victory, final unbeaten on 208. His simplest T20I century as Indian captain used to be also against Sri Lanka, which he scored on December 22, 2017 in Indore, with a excellent 118.

This used to be his ninth Take a look at century and eighth at dwelling, and the main as a captain since he assumed the responsibility from Virat Kohli closing three hundred and sixty five days. With this feat, he joined the ranks of Babar Azam, Faf du Plessis, and Tillakaratne Dilshan to modified into the fourth batter to attain centuries at some stage in codecs while captaining his crew.

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India has managed to set Australia at bay and employ an fundamental lead within the main innings, as a consequence of Rohit Sharma’s excellent performance with the bat.

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