Team India is dominating England within the fifth and remaining Test in Dharamsala. After skittling the guests out for a paltry rating of 218 runs, the hosts are batting nicely with skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill plundering runs. The India skipper has additionally reached his 12th Test ton a lot to the delight of the followers. This can also be his ninth century within the World Test Championship (WTC) historical past going previous Pakistan’s Babar Azam who has scored eight tons up to now.
Rohit Sharma is now on degree phrases with Steve Smith who additionally has 9 tons since 2019 when WTC began. Smith is in motion within the second Test in opposition to New Zealand on the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, he may rating solely 11 runs earlier than getting out. In WTC although, he has 9 tons in 45 Test matches (77 innings) whereas Rohit has reached there in simply 32 Tests (54 innings) at a median of greater than 50. The duo now could be collectively on the fourth place within the listing of most centuries scored in WTC.
Joe Root is on prime on this facet with 13 centuries whereas Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has crossed the 100-run mark 11 occasions. Kane Williamson of New Zealand is on the third place with 10 scores in extra of 100. As for Babar who has eight tons, he has executed it in 29 Tests (52 innings).
Players with most centuries in WTC historical past
Players | Centuries scored |
Joe Root | 13 |
Marnus Labuschagne | 11 |
Kane Williamson | 10 |
Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith | 9 |
Babar Azam | 8 |
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has additionally gone previous David Warner within the listing of gamers with most runs in worldwide cricket. He wanted 101 runs earlier than the beginning of the innings and the captain has scored a century to additionally go previous him on the highest degree of cricket. As for the Test match, India are in a particularly sturdy place and England must decide wickets shortly to ensure the lead does not exit of their fingers.