Rohit Sharma close to creating history against England
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Match: The 5-match Test series between India and England is currently tied at 1-1. The third match of the series will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Both the teams will be eyeing to win this match and take lead in the series. At the same time, Team India captain Rohit Sharma can make a big record in his name as a batsman in this match.
Rohit close to making a big record against England
Rohit Sharma has played 46 matches against England including all three formats. During this period, Rohit has scored 1971 runs at an average of 42.84. He has also scored 9 half-centuries and 5 centuries against England. Rohit now needs 29 runs to complete 2000 international runs against England. If Rohit manages to score 29 runs in the Rajkot Test, he will become the 9th Indian player to do so against England.
Indian players who scored 2000 runs against England
3990 runs – Sachin Tendulkar
3970 runs – Virat Kohli Kohli
2999 runs – MS Dhoni
2993 runs – Rahul Dravid
2919 runs – Sunil Gavaskar
2189 runs – Mohammad Azharuddin
2154 runs – Yuvraj Singh
2115 runs – Dilip Vengsarkar
1971 runs – Rohit Sharma (29 runs needed)
Rohit’s eyes on this big record also
Rohit Sharma can also leave MS Dhoni behind in terms of hitting the most sixes for India in Tests. Rohit Sharma has played 56 test matches for Team India so far. During this period, Rohit Sharma has scored 3827 runs in 96 innings, which includes 77 sixes. If Rohit hits 2 sixes in the third Test against England, he will become the second batsman to hit the most sixes for India in Tests. MS Dhoni has hit 78 sixes while playing 90 test matches for Team India. Whereas, Virender Sehwag is at number one in this list with 91 sixes.
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