Rohit Sharma came out all guns blazing in the third Test against England at Rajkot, smashing a stunning century when the team needed it the most. This was Sharma's 11th Test century and included 12 fours and 2 sixes. With this, Rohit also became the oldest Indian skipper to score a Test century.
The match started on a dull note for India as they lost 3 quick wickets after scoring merely 33 runs, after Rohit won the toss and elected to bat first. After Rajat Patidar departed, Jadeja walked in to establish a firm partnership with the skipper to provide stability to the team. In this process, both the players completed their half-centuries and Rohit went on to successfully convert it to a hundred.
This was also Rohit's 47th international hundred across all formats. His last Test century came against West Indies on 12 July, 2023. Rohit's brilliant century, along with the support of Ravindra Jadeja, took India to 189/3 from 33/3.
Fans, who were awaiting this century from a long time, are all over social media, hailing the Indian skipper.
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