He was born in Nagpur in 1987. He missed out on Test debut as a result of a freak damage minutes earlier than the toss in 2010 in Nagpur. He ended his four-year Test hundred drought in 2017 after successive tons in his debut collection in 2013 in Nagpur.

Cut to Friday and Rohit Sharma added one other chapter to his unending affiliation with the Orange City. His stylish hundred was not solely his first triple-figure rating as captain but additionally his maiden century in whites towards Australia, his bogey workforce thus far.

More importantly, the affected person knock arrange the inspiration for India doubtlessly beginning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a win.

Ever since his unbeaten hundred towards Sri Lanka right here in 2017, Rohit has displayed his capability to curb his recreation in line with the scenario of the sport and the circumstances. These sides have been vividly displayed ever since he was promoted because the opener in Tests in 2019.

In truth, his knock of 120, which got here to an finish courtesy a peach by his Australia counterpart Pat Cummins, can effectively be divided in two halves. After benefiting from a wayward Cummins early on the primary night, Rohit showcased his defensive expertise on Friday towards a four-pronged assault that was disciplined for a lot of the day.

“That is the quality of his batting. He has got runs on seaming tracks in England,” Vikram Rathour, the India batting coach, mentioned after the second day’s play. “But if we talk about this particular innings, he was made to work hard for his runs. Normally, with Rohit] when he scores his first few runs, he then pushes the score. But here he had to work hard.

“It was a special innings by Rohit . He showed good temperament and it was a very important innings as the surface wasn’t easy to bat on.”