Rohit Sharma Breaks Records With Century In IND vs ENG Rajkot Test

India were reeling at 33/3 when Rohit Sharma and Jadeja stitched up a solid century stand to steady India's sinking ship, propel hosts to 226/3 after 61.3 overs.

In the 3rd session of Day 1 of IND vs ENG Rajkot Test, Rohit Sharma notched up his third Test ton as India captain off 157 deliveries, laced up with 11 boundaries and 2 sixes.

Rohit Sharma also completed 1000 Test runs against England. It took 23 Test innings for the seasoned opener to do so with three tons and four half-centuries

Rohit Sharma (79 sixes) surpassed MS Dhoni (78 sixes) to become India's 2nd-highest six-hitter in Tests. Ex-India opener Virender Sehwag (91) holds the number one position in the elite list.

Rohit Sharma matched MS Dhoni's tally of 211 sixes as captain in international cricket, placing him in second place in list of captains with most sixes in international cricket. The record for the most sixes as captain belongs to former England skipper Eoin Morgan (233 sixes).

Rohit Sharma went past former India captain Sourav Ganguly (18,575) to become India's 4th-highest run-getter in international cricket, now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (24,208), Virat Kohli (26,733) and Rahul Dravid (24,208).