India are all set to take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test Series beginning on September 19. Rohit Sharma will captain the Indian team in the series. He needs to score one century in the series to achieve something that no Indian has ever achieved in the history of the World Test Championship.
India are all set to return to cricketing action after 45 days on September 19, when they begin to play the first of their two-match Test Series against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Rohit Sharma will be leading the Indian team in the home series, and would like to ensure a whitewash to increase their chances of qualifying for the final of the World Test Championship 2025. The captain also has the chance to create history with the bat and become the first Indian to achieve a massive feat.
Rohit Sharma On Verge Of Scoring 10 Centuries In WTC
Rohit Sharma currently has 9 centuries in the history of the World Test Championship. He is the Indian player with the most centuries in the competition. If he manages to score one century in any of the two Test matches, he will become the first Indian to score 10 hundreds in the WTC.
Overall, he will become the fourth player to score 10 centuries in the WTC after Joe Root (16), Marnus Labuschagne (11) and Kane Williamson (10).Rohit Sharma Can Join Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli In Elite List
Rohit Sharma currently has 48 centuries for India across all three formats of the game. If he manages to score 2 centuries in the series against Bangladesh, he will reach the milestone of scoring 50 centuries in all formats. He will thus become the the third Indian to achieve this milestone after Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Virat Kohli (80).Rohit Sharma Needs 7 Sixes To Create History
Rohit Sharma currently has 84 sixes in his Test career. He is the Indian with the second most number of sixes in the longest format of the game. If he manages to hit 8 sixes in the series against Bangladesh, he will overtake Virender Sehwag(91) as the leading six-hitter in Test Cricket. If he manages to hit 16 sixes in the series, he will become the first Indian to hit 100 sixes in Tests.
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