India vs England 3rd Test: India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, notched his 11th Test century, while Ravindra Jadeja also contributed with a century, positioning India well in the match. Despite losing three early wickets, Rohit and Jadeja combined forces to rescue the team.
In the morning session, they adopted a cautious approach, steadily rebuilding the innings and forming a sturdy partnership of 152 runs for the fourth wicket. Rohit’s century marked his 17th Test fifty and the first century of the series, while Jadeja reached his century 100 from 204 balls.
Utilizing the favorable batting conditions at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rohit and Jadeja orchestrated a remarkable recovery from India’s early struggles, with the team reeling at 3/33 after the dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal (10), Shubman Gill (0), and Rajat Patidar (5).
Along with Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan also scored a half century in his debut match.
Most sixes as a captain in International Cricket
233 – Eoin Morgan
212 – Rohit Sharma
211 – MS Dhoni
171 – Ricky Ponting
170 – Brendon McCullum
List of Test Centuries of Rohit Sharma
- 177 – West Indies – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 6 November 2013
- 111* – West Indies – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – 14 November 2013
- 102* – Sri Lanka – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur – 24 November 2017
- 176 – South Africa – VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam – 2 October 2019
- 127 – South Africa – VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam – 2 October 2019
- 212 – South Africa – JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi – 19 October 2019
- 161 – England – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – 13 February 2021
- 127 – England – The Oval, London – 2 September 2021
- 120 – Australia – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur – 9 February 2023
- 103 – West Indies – Windsor Park, Roseau – 12 July 2023
- 131 – England – Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot – 15 February 2024
Teams:
India (Playing XI)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI)
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson
India vs England 3rd Test
Despite the England bowlers trying various tactics, Rohit accumulated 131 runs from 196 balls with 14 boundaries and 3 sixes. Meanwhile, Jadeja secured a half century and displayed his trademark composure.
Rohit and Jadeja’s resilient partnership not only rescued India from a precarious situation but also asserted their dominance over the English bowling attack.
Mark Wood, who troubled India early on India, dismissed Rohit Sharma, to further consolidate England’s position.
Today, India implemented four changes, with Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj joining the lineup. Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan making their debut in this match.
For England, Mark Wood is the most successful bowler secured three crucial wickets specially Rohit Sharma’s wicket and Tom Hartley with one wicket.
India Squads
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul*, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep
England Squads
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Daniel Lawrence, Gus Atkinson
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