Rohit Sharma Surpasses Ajinkya Rahane To Attain Unique Feat In World Test Championship

India and England are currently engaged in 1st Test of the five-match IND vs ENG Test Series at Hyderabads Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

India and England are currently engaged in 1st Test of the five-match IND vs ENG Test Series at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

On Day 1 of IND vs ENG 1st Test, Indian bowlers bowled out England for 246. When India came out to bat, captain Rohit Sharma got out on mere 23 despite a promising start to his innings.

When Rohit Sharma took to the field, he surpassed former vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, achieving a remarkable feat in the World Test Championship.

Rohit Sharma completed a remarkable catch in the slips to dismiss Ollie Pope for just 1 run off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling. This was Rohit's 30th catch in his World Test Championship career.

Rohit Sharma has now surpassed Ajinkya Rahane to claim the second position among Indians with the most catches in the history of the World Test Championship.

Indian players with most catches in World Test Championship history: Virat Kohli (39), Rohit Sharma (30), Ajinkya Rahane (29), Cheteshwar Pujara (21), Shubman Gill (15)

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Rohit Sharma's 24 runs from 27 balls innings on day 1 of Ind vs Eng 1st Test helped him surpass Sourav Ganguly (18,444 runs), becoming fourth highest run-getter for India in international cricket.