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Rajkot, 15 February (Hindustan Reporter). Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the fourth highest run-scorer in international cricket, surpassing former captain Sourav Ganguly. Rohit achieved this feat in the fourth Test being played against England in Rajkot.
In the match, Rohit scored his 11th Test century, scoring 131 runs in 196 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 66.83.
Now in 470 international matches, Rohit has scored 18,642 runs at an average of 43.35. He has also scored 47 centuries and 100 fifties for India, his best score being 264 runs. Above him are stars like Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs), Virat Kohli (26,733 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,064 runs).
Rohit has scored 3,958 runs in 57 Test matches at an average of 45.49, which includes 11 centuries and 16 half-centuries. His best score is 212.
Rohit has scored 10,709 runs in 262 ODI matches at an average of 49.12, which includes 31 centuries and 55 centuries. His best score is 264. This is Rohit's best form, he is the fifth highest run scorer for India.
Rohit has also scored 3,974 runs in T-20 international cricket at an average of 31.79 and a strike rate of over 139. He has scored five centuries and 29 half-centuries. His best score is 121*. He is the second highest run scorer in T20 International history and also holds the record for most centuries in this format.
With his three sixes, Rohit went past legendary wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain MS Dhoni to become India's second-highest number of sixes-hitters in Tests with a total of 80 sixes. The batsman who has hit the most sixes for India in Tests is Virender Sehwag, who has hit a total of 90 sixes. England captain Ben Stokes is the player who has hit the most sixes in Tests with 128 sixes.
Talking about the match, India won the toss and scored 32 runs for 5 wickets at the end of the first day's play. Rohit played a brilliant century of 131 runs, while Jadeja is unbeaten on 110 runs.