Team India's excellent performance continues in the World Test Championship 2023-25. They are second in the points table after winning 5 out of 8 matches. Team India is currently playing a 5-match series against England. Team India has taken an unassailable lead of 3-1 in this series. Amidst this series, Team India captain Rohit Sharma has left all the openers of the world behind in a special list.
Rohit Sharma number 1 opener in WTC
The World Test Championship was started in the year 2019. The third season of the World Test Championship is currently being played. This season Rohit Sharma has made a special record. He has become the highest run-scoring opener in the history of the World Test Championship. Rohit Sharma has played 31 matches as an opener in WTC. Meanwhile, he has scored 2449 runs at an average of 48.98. He has left David Warner behind in this list. David Warner scored 2423 runs as an opener in WTC.
Opener scoring most runs in WTC
- 2449 runs- Rohit Sharma
- 2423 runs- David Warner
- 2238 runs- Usman Khawaja
- 2078 runs – Dimuth Karunaratne
- 1935 runs – Dean Elgar
Played captaincy innings in Ranchi test match
Rohit Sharma batted brilliantly in the second innings of the Ranchi test match. In this match, the England team gave India a target of 192 runs to win. To chase this target in the fourth innings, Team India needed a good start. On such an occasion, Rohit Sharma played captaincy innings. Facing 81 balls, he scored 55 runs with the help of 5 fours and 1 six and led the team to victory. The special thing was that as a captain, he scored 50+ runs in the first innings and fourth innings of the Test.