Altho Rohit Sharma missed the chance to score a century, but he achieved something significant in the West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. In the second Test, he was dismissed after scoring 80 runs. Rohit Sharma was not able to score a century, but he still overtook Mahendra Singh Dhoni in international cricket.
The Good Form of Rohit Sharma
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On India’s all-time list of international cricket run scorers, Rohit Sharma has climbed to fifth place. He surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The ex-Indian captain was in fifth place. But the present captain overtook Dhoni with 80 runs in the first innings of the second Test against West Indies.
Rohit Sharma is known for his good form. The Indian captain has scored a century in the first Test. He had also the opportunity to score a century in the second Test as well. The way he was batting suggested that he was expecting a century at that time. However, Rohit could not achieve it.
He misjudged a ball from Jomel Warrican and got bowled. Then he was batting on 80 runs. Despite that, Rohit Sharma has a personal record as India’s captain in international cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been surpassed in terms of runs scored in international cricket by the present India captain. Dhoni has scored a total of 17,092 runs across all formats (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is) for India.
Top Five Run Scorer of India
Sachin Tendulkar holds the first position on the list. Not only in Indian cricket, he scored the most runs in the history of international cricket. Sachin played 664 International matches for India and scored 34,357 runs across the format. Virat Kohli is in the second position for India. He scored till now a total of 25,461 runs across the format. Rahul Dravid occupies the third spot with 24,208 runs. Sourav Ganguly follows at number four with 18,575 runs in international cricket.
Rohit Overtaken Dhoni
Rohit Sharma reached the number five position on India’s all-time run-scorers list. He overtook Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Sharma has done this in far fewer matches than Dhoni, who played 535 international matches for India and scored 17,092 runs. But Dhoni also played a few matches for the Asia XI. As a result, his total international run tally is 17,266. The present Indian captain has played 443 matches for India so far, including the second Test against West Indies.
Rohit Sharma in West Indies
Rohit Sharma scored a fine hundred in the first Test against the West Indies. And in the second Test, he started the same way. He showed an aggressive and attacking nature as the captain of India. He played his favorite shots, using the pace of the bowlers to score many runs behind the wicket. In the first session itself, he hit a couple of pull shots for sixes.
At first, Sharma scored runs faster than young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, but gradually, he overtook him and scored a half-century in 74 balls. He hit a pull shot off Kemar Roach’s bouncer. The ball went over the mid-wicket boundary. He looked confident. After the lunch break, Rohit continued batting in the same manner. He showed enough confidence in his abilities. However, he couldn’t read the line of Warrican’s ball on 80 runs. The ball went past his bat and hit the off-stump. The Indian captain was bowled, and he returned to the dressing room.
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Conclusion:
Rohit Sharma will play many more matches for India. He will continue to entertain fans with his great performance. As he keeps rewriting records and capturing hearts, it is evident that Sharma’s legacy will endure as one of the greatest cricketers in the history of the sport.
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