Rohit Sharma

Waugh, interestingly, compared Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's playing styles in the longest format and said that the former India captain is someone who ...

The day belonged to the Indian bowlers led by comeback man Ravindra Jadeja. He looked like a different player who was batting on a different surface. He has scored so quickly, that's the thing," Waugh said on Star Sports after Rohit remained unbeaten on 56 at stumps on Day 1, trailing Australia by only 100 runs. Rohit Sharma is one of those very few players who can take the opposition, pitch and conditions out of the equation when in full flow. The India opener was decisive in his footwork against both off-spinners Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy and did not miss out on any scoring opportunities. The Indian batting appeared to be batting on a different surface in the last session on Thursday.

India were 229-6, just 52 ahead, when Rohit was bowled by Pat Cummins after tea but Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel then put on an unbroken stand of 81. Jadeja, ...

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Off-spinner Todd Murphy finished the day with 5-82 in his debut test. India went to lunch at 151-3 but Murphy dismissed Virat Kohli (12) off the first ball ...

ESPNCricinfo is reporting the Queenslander has knee soreness and 12th man Ashton Agar has taken his place on the field. A rare failure for the Indian star and the Aussies are hanging in there courtesy of the debutant. Ball tracking says the ball is pitching outside of leg stump. Matt Renshaw, fresh off a golden duck in the first innings, has not taken the field today. Another appeal for LBW off the bowling of Murphy. The skipper is gone for 12 and India is now 4-151 Pujara tries to help a wide ball on its way to the boundary, gets a top edge and it is taken at short fine leg by Scott Boland. The bad news? Nathan Lyon provided a helping hand and bowled Suryakumar Yadav for eight runs to put India on 168-5, before Sharma managed to rebuild the innings with Jadeja. Murphy has his third and it is a big scalp. Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel added 81 runs for the eighth wicket to further press home India's advantage. Australia are still in this.

The 35-year-old right-hander became the first Indian to score international centuries in all three formats as captain.

With batters from both sides succumbing to either the low bounce or poor execution of shots, Rohit appeared to be batting on a different pitch altogether. Rohit Sharma looked a class apart in the first innings of the opening Test between India and Australia to bring up his ninth century in the format. Rohit batted with ease on a pitch which a few Australian pundits suggested was “doctored” after reports said the bone-dry wicket was selectively watered to give undue advantage to the Indian spinners.

India finished day two with a significant lead of 144, despite a five-for from Australia debutant Todd Murphy.

You suspected, however, that when this pair and Ashwin had the ball back in their hand on Saturday, batting would look a rather different prospect. He had a partner he could trust in Jadeja, these days transformed into a top-order Test player, and the duo saw out the rest of the afternoon session although Jadeja had two moments of fortune. 9 (albeit a batter better than that position suggests) was able to play with relative comfort put into context some of the chatter on the pitch that preceded this game. Instead the first session today brought him 29 runs and the second 33, before he was finally extracted by a superb delivery from Cummins with the second new ball, with perhaps a hint of tired footwork. Rohit's frustrations at some of his team-mates' dismissals had been clear, but after the wobble either side of lunch, which saw India lose 3 for 33, he retained his composure and slowly worked through the 90s before reaching three figures with a classy lofted drive wide of mid-off. Due to injury this was just the fourth match of Rohit's Test captaincy tenure so he had not yet had the chance to really imprint himself on the side.

Pat Cummins got the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma on Day 2 of the first Test match between India and Australia, at the VCA Stadium on Friday. | Cricket.

Receiving a good length delivery on the 81st over, on off stump line, Rohit tried to play for the line but the ball straightened after pitching and struck the off stump for a crucial wicket and all the India captain could do was look back in disbelief as his stunning innings came to an end, with the hosts at 229 for six. India have won the trophy in the last three editions. Thing was moving like it was rushing to the loo. Reacting to Rohit's dismissal, one fan wrote on Twitter, "There's debate on the broadcast about which ball was better, Shami to Warner or Cummins to Rohit. Rohit Sharma was in brilliant batting form during the ongoing first Test match between India and Australia, at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha on Friday. After getting his ton, Rohit was in flow on Day 2 and looked like he would keep on piling the runs.

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It was a classy innings,” he concluded. He looked like a different player who was batting on a different surface. “Rohit Sharma is the key to the Indian batting. It has been chanceless. There has hardly been a false shot. He has played with his wrists, played late and he is never coming hard at the ball. I think they both realized the importance of that partnership. He has put the foot down when he had to. It was Rohit Sharma’s ninth hundred in Test matches and his eighth at home. “I think that the partnership between Jadeja and Rohit came at the right time for India. He has played with soft hands. [February 10, 2023]

Twitter was buzzing with memes after India captain Rohit Sharma made history on Day 2 of the opening Test against Australia in Nagpur.

He showed his adaptability again today and batted really well,” Vikram Rathour concluded. Then we travelled to England where he played completely differently in the surfaces that require you to play tight cricket,” he added. “Today’s innings was a very special innings because it was not easy. He has played with his wrists, played late and he is never coming hard at the ball. I think they both realized the importance of that partnership. Usually, once he gets to a certain score he likes to push to score quickly. Among other records, Rohit Sharma matched Sachin Tendulkar for hitting the most hundreds against Australia as an opener. It was Rohit Sharma’s ninth hundred in Test matches and his eighth at home. “I think that the partnership between Jadeja and Rohit came at the right time for India. He has played with soft hands. [February 10, 2023] It was a very important innings from the team’s point of view.

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He has played with his wrists, played late and he is never coming hard at the ball. “I think that the partnership between Jadeja and Rohit came at the right time for India. I think they both realized the importance of that partnership. Then we travelled to England where he played completely differently in the surfaces that require you to play tight cricket,” he added. It was Rohit Sharma’s ninth hundred in Test matches and his eighth at home. Among other records, Rohit Sharma matched Sachin Tendulkar for hitting the most hundreds against Australia as an opener.

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Thankfully, today there’s a few rewards, I didn’t get too overawed by it and just tried to embrace it.” So don‘t worry about what the pitches are going to be like, how much will it turn, how much will it seam. Can’t see the blog? The talk with Jadeja was to not lose focus,” Patel said at stumps on day two. Just come out and play good cricket, win the game as simple as that.” The Nagpur curators raised eyebrows with their pitch preparation ahead of the match, electing not to water the area on a good length outside off stump for left-handed batters.

Rohit Sharma's class as a Test opener was on full display on Day 2 of the 1st Test match between India and Australia as the Indian captain slammed a ...

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Rohit Sharma did not mince his words and gave an unfiltered opinion on Steve Smith while he was batting during the Nagpur Test. Rohit's words were recorded ...

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Rohit Sharma made 56 off 69 balls on Thursday but on Friday he batted keeping in mind the conditions to grind 64 runs off 143 balls.

But how he kept aside such temptations was the beauty of his latest hundred, one that he would perhaps regard as his finest, in terms of how it contributed to his team’s cause as well as how he made his shirt dirty when achieving it. But Sharma would not relent, though in his early eighties, he slapped a delicious flick off Murphy, just to remind the young bowler that he has the ammo to attack, but that he was deliberately not unleashing them. Later, when he buries the disappointment of his dismissal, the significance of the knock will emerge. He was not afraid of the one that slips back, because the turn was slow and he had ample time to defend off the back-foot. And then perhaps he would clasp that dirtied shirt closer to his heart. To bat in an uncharacteristic manner, to bat for the demands of the team and in lieu with the conditions. There were long passages where he did not stroke a boundary, long phases where he did not score a run, especially in the first session. Serene and steady, he neutered them by playing from inside the line. Through this knock shone his remarkable gift to play differently on different days and conditions, a reflection as much as of his versatility as his flexibility. He knew he was the sturdiest pillar holding the building steady, more so after India lost the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Just as he reached the boundary ropes, he turned back wistfully and shook his head in despair. For much of the day, until Pat Cummins took the new ball, he was impenetrable.

Australia is fighting to stay in the contest in first Test against India with Todd Murphy taking five wickets on debut, after Rohit Sharma's century put the ...

He combined with Jadeja for a 61-run partnership for the sixth wicket to ensure India secured a first-innings lead. Australia took the second new ball after the tea break, and their frustration grew when Smith put down a regulation chance at second slip, gifting Sharma an additional life on 118. Indian superstar Virat Kohli was the next to depart, becoming Murphy’s third victim immediately after the lunch break. 3 looked to paddle a length delivery that was flying down the leg side, instead top-edging a regulation catch towards short fine leg. Earlier, Indian nightwatchman Ravichandran Ashwin refused to budge in the morning session, nudging his way towards 23 before Murphy finally broke through after the drinks break. [five-wicket haul for debutant off-spinner Todd Murphy ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-vs-india-cricket-scores-first-test-in-nagpur-day-two-talking-points-todd-murphy-shows-up-nathan-lyon-pat-cummins/news-story/f5ad86e59c8f8d815cd65dca49f06975)gave Australia plenty to celebrate on day two of the Nagpur Test, but a masterful century from Indian captain Rohit Sharma has guided the hosts towards a substantial first-innings lead.

Rohit Sharma led from the front as he scored his ninth Test century to become the first Indian captain to score hundreds in all formats.

Rohit Sharma led from the front as he scored his ninth Test century to become the first Indian captain to score hundreds in all formats. - In T20Is, his first and only century as Indian skipper also came against Sri Lanka on December 22, 2017, in Indore, as he smashed 118. - Rohit had scored his maiden ODI century as Indian captain against Sri Lanka on December 13, 2017, in Mohali, unbeaten on 208.