Rohit ~ Playing his 125th T20I match
(Which is most by anyone)
Most Matches played in
Test - Sachin Tendulkar (200)
ODI - Sachin Tendulkar (463)
T20I - Rohit Sharma (125)*
Rohit ~ Playing his 125th T20I match
(Which is most by anyone)
Most Matches played in
Test - Sachin Tendulkar (200)
ODI - Sachin Tendulkar (463)
T20I - Rohit Sharma (125)*
That’s that from the final T20I.
#TeamIndia win by 6 wickets to complete a clean sweep 3-0 against Sri Lanka.
I am very happy that India wins.
Captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bat first in the 1st Test.
Here is the playing XI for both sides
"Double Stat Alert : Kohli scores 900 boundaries (4s) in Test cricket becoming the 7th Indian to do so behind Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman and Sehwag. Kohli becomes the 5th fastest Indian to score 8000 Test runs. Sachin (154 innings), Dravid (158), Sehwag (160), Gavaskar (166) and Kohli (169*)."
Most Test runs among active cricketers:
9600 - Joe Root
8000* - Virat Kohli
7784 - Steve Smith
7584 - David Warner
7272 - Kane Williamson
#100thTestForKingKohli
Fastest Indians to 8000 Test runs (by innings):
154 - Sachin Tendulkar
158 - Rahul Dravid
160 - Virender Sehwag
166 - Sunil Gavaskar
169 - Virat Kohli
Fifth time Rishabh Pant has been dismissed in the 90s. Among designated WKs, only MS Dhoni has been dismissed as many times.
Pant nervous 90s:
92 vs WI Rajkot 2018
92 vs WI Hyderabad 2018
97 vs Aus Sydney 2021
91 vs Eng Chennai 2021
96 vs SL Mohali 2022
Team India 357/6 after 85 overs. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja together added 104 runs on the board.
Pant 96
Jadeja 45*
What a moment to commemorate his 100th Test appearance in whites
Head coach Rahul Dravid felicitates Kohli
King Kohli just entered the list of Legends of Indian Cricket.
27 hundreds , that’s outstanding.
Highest score for India at no.7 in Tests:
175* - Ravindra Jadeja vs Sri Lanka in 2022
163 - Kapil Dev vs Sri Lanka in 1986
159* - Rishabh Pant vs Australia in 2019
130* - Polly Umrigar vs England in 1952
129* - Sandeep Patil vs England in 1982
Highest score in Tests in Mohali:
187 - Shikhar Dhawan vs Australia in 2013
179 - Gautam Gambhir vs England in 2008
175* - Ravindra Jadeja vs Sri Lanka in 2022
174* - Jimmy Adams vs India in 1994
173 - Virender Sehwag vs Pakistan in 2005
Rohit Sharma begins his Test captaincy stint with a win as TeamIndia beat Sri Lanka by an innings & 222 runs in the first INDvSL Test in Mohali.
Highest score for india while batting at no.7 in
Tests: Jadeja - 175* vs SL in 2022
ODIs: Dhoni - 113* vs PAK in 2012
T20Is: Jadeja - 44* vs AUS in 2020