"A true Hitman moment"- Fans erupt as Rohit Sharma scores maiden overseas hundred
Rohit Sharma brought up his eighth Test hundred and his first overseas ton on Day 3 of the fourth Test against England at The Oval. The 34-year-old smashed Moeen Ali for a six over long-on to reach his milestone in style.
There were a lot of questions asked about Rohit Sharma and how he would fare overseas in Test cricket. But on the tour of England, in tough conditions, Rohit has proved his critics wrong.
Fans hail Rohit Sharma for an incredible hundred
Fans were thrilled to see Rohit Sharma finally deliver that elusive overseas hundred. Here is what they had to say:
Rohit Sharma got a new lease of life in Test cricket as an opener in the 2019 home series against South Africa and Bangladesh. The then 32-year-old repaid the faith shown in him by having an unbelievable run with the bat.
In five Tests, Rohit scored 556 runs at an average of above 92 including three hundreds and a double hundred. However, his critics still doubted his ability to score in tough conditions away from home.
He missed the series against New Zealand and it was the tour Down Under where he had an opportunity to prove his mettle away from home.
Rohit Sharma did get off to starts but wasn't able to convert them into big scores. But in the ongoing series against England, Rohit has already scored above 300 runs at an average of over 50.
Adding a crucial opening stand with KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma ensured India almost completely removed the first-innings deficit of 99. After Rahul's wicket, Rohit got together with Cheteshwar Pujara and steadied the Indian ship.
The 34-year-old's century-stand with Pujara is taking India to a position of strength in The Oval Test as they are 199 for 1 at Tea on Day 3. Both batters will be keen to propel India's second innings score to make things highly difficult for England in the final innings.