Rohit did this for the first innings in his test career
IND vs ENG 4th Test: Till lunch on the fourth day of the Test match being played between India and England in Ranchi, Team India scored 118 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. During this, Team India lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rajat Patidar. But before getting out, Rohit Sharma did something which he could not do earlier in his entire Test career.
Captain Rohit did this for the first time in Test
Rohit Sharma faced 81 balls in the second innings of this match. During this, he scored 55 runs with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. This is the second time in Rohit Sharma’s Test career that he has scored a half-century in the fourth innings of a Test match. At the same time, as a captain, he has done this for the first time. Earlier he had done this against Australia in 2021. But he scored only 52 runs in that innings. In such a situation, this has also become the best score in the fourth innings of his Test career.
Included in this list along with Virat-Gavaskar
Rohit Sharma has also become the sixth captain of India to score 50+ runs in the fourth innings of a Test match in India. Before Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Gavaskar and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi have achieved this feat as Indian captain. Now Rohit has also joined this list.
Indian captain who scored 50+ runs in the fourth innings in India
Rohit Sharma: 52 runs, vs England, 2024
Virat Kohli: 72 runs, vs England, 2021
Rahul Dravid: 71 runs, vs England, 2006
Sourav Ganguly: 65 runs, vs Zimbabwe, 2000
Sunil Gavaskar: 83 runs, vs England 1982
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi: 53 runs, vs Australia, 1964
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