Rohit Sharma surpasses Dhoni’s record of hitting second most Test sixes by an Indian

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Rajkot. Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday overtook Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the second most number of sixes hit by an Indian batsman in Test cricket during the opening day of the third Test against England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.

By hitting the second six of the innings, Rohit overtook Dhoni’s number of 78 sixes in Test cricket, taking his total number of sixes to 79. With 91 sixes to his name, former opener Virender Sehwag holds the record for most sixes hit by an Indian in Tests.

Rohit batted brilliantly and scored his 11th Test century. With an impressive innings of 11 fours and two sky-scraping sixes, his century was completed in just 157 balls.

Rohit’s innings was particularly commendable as he stood firm after India suffered early setbacks in the first hour of play.

India’s innings was in danger of derailing with the dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar, but Rohit’s flexible innings provided stability and momentum to the team.

Rohit, along with Ravindra Jadeja, who scored his 21st half-century, shared a 204-run partnership for the fourth wicket before the captain fell to Mark Wood at 131 off 196.

At the time of writing, India’s score is 259/4, with Ravindra Jadeja scoring 90 and debutant Sarfaraz Khan scoring 17 runs.

–IANS

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