What is Rohit Sharma's record in international cricket at Green Park in Kanpur?
Team India captain Rohit Sharma will be keen to get back among the runs when the hosts take on Bangladesh in the second Test at Green Park in Kanpur starting Friday, September 27. India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, but the skipper had a poor game with the bat, registering scores of six and five.
If we take a look at Rohit's international record at Green Park in Kanpur, he has played one Test at the venue. In the red-ball match against New Zealand in September 2016, he scored 35 off 67 in the first innings and an unbeaten 68 off 93 in the second. The hosts went on to win by 197 runs.
The right-handed batter has also featured in four one-day matches at Green Park in Kanpur and has an excellent record in the format, smashing 329 runs at an average of 82.25, with two hundreds. The 37-year-old scored 28 off 41 against England in November 2008 and was dismissed for four off 14 against the West Indies in November 2013.
The Indian captain has notched up three-figure scores in the last two one-day matches he has played at the venue. Rohit slammed 150 off 133, with the aid of 13 fours and six sixes, against South Africa in October 2015. The brilliant knock, though, went in vain as India lost the game by five runs, chasing a target of 304.
The aggressive opening batter was the Player of the Match for his 138-ball 147 against New Zealand in October 2017. The Men in Blue batted first in the game and Rohit hit a superb ton, a knock that featured 18 fours and two sixes. The Kiwis came hard in the chase, but India hung on for a six-run victory.
Rohit didn't play any of his 159 T20Is at Green Park in Kanpur.
Rohit Sharma's record in the ongoing WTC
Speaking of Rohit's record in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle, the 37-year-old has scored 711 runs in 18 innings at an average of 41.82, with three hundreds and as many half-centuries.
The seasoned right-hander has played five Tests against England, scoring 400 runs at an average of 44.44, with two hundreds. He also has notched up a ton against West Indies and averages 80 in two Tests against them. The Indian captain, though, struggled in South Africa, scoring 60 runs in two Test matches, with a best of 39.