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Can Rohit Sharma Break 3 Major Test Records in the Kanpur Match?

September 24, 2024

Can Rohit Sharma Break 3 Major Test Records in the Kanpur Match?

Indian team captain Rohit Sharma’s bat did not do well in the first Test against Bangladesh. In the first Test played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion cheaply in both innings. In the first Test match, Team India won by 280 runs and India took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Now the second match of the series is to be played on 27 September. Rohit Sharma is expected to play a big innings in the second Test match to be played at Green Park in Kanpur. In the second Test, Rohit Sharma (most sixes for India in tests) has a golden opportunity to break many records. Let us tell you about these records.

In IND vs BAN 2nd Test, Rohit Sharma has a chance to break 3 records

Rohit Sharma Said

1. Chance to beat Gautam Gambhir

Rohit Sharma has a chance to beat the current head coach of the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir. Rohit Sharma is behind Gambhir in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Rohit has scored a total of 4148 runs in Tests so far. If he scores 5 runs in the Kanpur Test, he will surpass Gambhir, who scored a total of 4152 runs in his Test career.

2. Indian batsman who hit the most sixes in Test cricket

If Rohit Sharma hits 7 more sixes in the second Test, he will surpass Virender Sehwag to become the Indian batsman who hits the most sixes in Test history. Rohit Sharma holds the record of hitting a total of 84 sixes in Tests so far.

Virender Sehwag- 90 sixes in 178 innings
Rohit Sharma- 84 sixes in 101 innings
MS Dhoni- 78 sixes in 144 innings
Sachin Tendulkar- 69 sixes in 329 innings
Ravindra Jadeja- 64 sixes in 105 innings

Rohit Sharma is also the batsman who has hit the most sixes in international cricket. 37-year-old Rohit has played a total of 483 matches in all three formats, in which he has hit a total of 620 sixes. Rohit is the player who has hit the most sixes in T20 International. Rohit hit 205 sixes in 159 T20 International matches. Rohit is second in terms of hitting the most sixes in ODI cricket. Rohit has 331 sixes in 265 ODI International matches.

3. Opportunity to surpass Ajinkya-Murali Vijay

If Rohit Sharma scores a century in the second Test to be played against Bangladesh, he will score the 13th century of his Test career. During this, he will leave behind Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay, who have scored a total of 12 centuries in their Test career.

Most sixes in the Test

The record for hitting the most sixes in Test cricket is held by English captain Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes has hit 131 sixes so far in 190 Test innings. After him comes former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum (107 sixes in 176 innings) and Australian legend Adam Gilchrist (100 sixes in 137 innings).

Let us tell you that the Indian cricket team has to play 10 Test matches in the next 111 days (3 months 19 days) from 19 September. While overall, apart from 10 Tests, 8 T20 and 3 ODI matches are to be played in 5 months. After Bangladesh, India has to play three Test matches against New Zealand and five Test matches against Australia on their home ground.