Rohit Sharma ended his long wait for his maiden overseas hundred in the longest format of the game. The right-handed batsman had scored centuries outside India in the ODI and T20I formats, but in the Test format, he would get off to good starts and lose his wicket. Generally, conditions outside India are tough to bat on, especially in the SENA countries.
But Rohit Sharma has looked in excellent touch in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series against the England cricket team. The Indian opener has shown how he can bat well in the English conditions in red-ball cricket as well.
Rohit Sharma became the first visiting opener to smash a hundred on English soil in all three formats
Indian opener Rohit Sharma recorded his maiden Test hundred on English pitches at the Kennington Oval today. With that century, he became the first-ever batsman from visiting countries to score a hundred in Tests, ODIs and T20Is on English soil while opening the innings.
In 2019, Rohit smashed multiple centuries in England during the Cricket World Cup. One year before that, Rohit had recorded a hundred in the shortest format of the game against the England cricket team on their own home soil.
Fans celebrated the century at Kennington Oval with some special tweets
The Indian fans patiently waited to see Rohit Sharma celebrate his first overseas Test hundred. Now that the wait was over, they shared some special tweets. The Hitman brought up his century in style by smashing a six. After an impressive ton Rohit perished for 127.
His opening partner KL Rahul has Test and ODI centuries as an opener on English soil. In the T20I format, he had scored a century as the number three batsman. Hence, the Indian fans were delighted after knowing this statistic. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions to the century by Rohit.
Rohit Sharma becomes the first visiting player to score century in all three formats in England as opener 🔥
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 4, 2021
Shaandar Zabardast Zindabad.
When the going gets tough the tough get going. Outstanding first overseas Test hundred from #RohitSharma .
Class ! pic.twitter.com/aw3NYCuO5y— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 4, 2021
The transformation of #RohitSharma into a world class opening batsman has been staggering. This century was inevitable given the way he has batted in this series. Privileged to see this. Class.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 4, 2021
HITMAN special at The Oval. 💪🏼
Rohit Sharma notches up his maiden overseas Test century. 🤩#TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/GhodJYdLhA
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 4, 2021
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Visiting players to score centuries in all three formats while opening in England:
Rohit Sharma.
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— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 4, 2021
A top class innings from a high class player. Take a bow #RohitSharma .
Could well be a series defining innings.
Come on, let’s get a big lead. pic.twitter.com/2M48YepWO2— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) September 4, 2021
Hitman 100 🔥 Rohit Sharma has brought up his first overseas Test ton! And he slogs a mad six to seal the century! What a knock this is. On ya Rohit! #ENGvIND
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) September 4, 2021
The best Indian batsman across formats. Amazing hundred from #RohitSharma , got there in grand style. Priceless in the context of the series. pic.twitter.com/ZGhaSNVPN4
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 4, 2021
