Currently, the third test match between India and England is being played in Rajkot. In this match, the Indian team had a very bad start but currently the team is in a very good position. At present the first day of the third Test is being played.

On the first day of the game, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma batted very well and played an excellent inning of 131 runs in 196 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. Rohit Sharma did not spare any of the England bowlers and batted very well against all of them. Rohit Sharma not only played important innings for the Indian team but also broke the record of sixes of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

As soon as Rohit Sharma hit his second six of this innings, the Indian captain also broke Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of 78 sixes in Test cricket. Let us tell you, the record of hitting the most sixes in Test is held by Virender Sehwag from the Indian team. He has hit 91 sixes in the Test format. Rohit Sharma has hit 590 sixes so far including all formats.

In T20, Rohit Sharma has hit 190 sixes in 143 innings, whereas in ODI, he has hit 323 sixes in 254 innings. England Test team captain Ben Stokes holds the record for hitting the most number of sixes in Tests. He has hit 128 sixes in 179 innings. Rohit Sharma has hit 79 sixes in 97 innings so far.

Rohit Sharma will captain the Indian team in T20 World Cup 2024: Jay Shah

During the naming ceremony of the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Jai Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said, ‘People wanted me to speak for the ODI World Cup 2023. Even though we may have lost the final of the ODI World Cup 2023, we won the hearts of everyone and also 10 consecutive matches. I have full confidence that under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team will definitely win the T20 World Cup 2024.

At present the 5 match test series is tied at 1-1. The first test match was won by England while the second was won by the Indian team. Now it remains to be seen which team wins this third test?