Record Alert! Rohit Sharma Scores 7th Test Ton, Surpasses Sunil Gavaskar To Attain 'Mega Milestone'

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India vs England: Team India dominated England on Day 1 of the second Test between India and England in Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Fans got to witness a good fight between Indian batsmen and England bowlers. Rohit Sharma emerged as the champion for his team as he kept the English bowlers under pressure the entire day while scoring a brilliant century. Photo: PTI

India vs England: However, England bowlers managed to make a good comeback in the final session. By the end of the first day's play, India scored 305 runs losing 6 wickets. Rishabh Pant (33) and Akshar Patel (5) remained unbeaten for India. Photo: PTI

India vs England: India vs England:Rohit Sharma scored 161 runs against England - his 7th century in Tests. For the fourth time in his Test career, Rohit scored more than 150-plus runs. Photo: PTI

India vs England: As an opener, this is Rohit's 35th century in all three formats (Test, ODI, T20).  Of these, Rohit Sharma has scored 4 tons in Test cricket, 27 in ODIs and 4 centuries in T20 cricket.  Rohit is also the only Indian opener to score a century in T20 cricket. Photo: PTI

India vs England: With his ton in Chennai, Rohit has now surpassed former India captain Sunil Gavaskar. Rohit Sharma has now scored 35 centuries as an opener in all three formats of cricket. Gavaskar, in his career, scored a total of 34 tons. As an opener, he scored 33 tons in Test cricket and one century in ODIs. Photo: PTI

India vs England:Rohit Sharma has now become the first Indian batsman and fourth batsman in the worldto hit 200+ sixes on home soil. Rohit has hit 36 sixes in Tests, 115 sixes in ODIs and 49 sixes in T20s. Photo: PTI

India vs England:New Zealand's Brendon McCullum (230), Martin Guptill (225) and Chris Gayle (212) are among the players who have hit more than 200 sixes in India. Photo: PTI