West Indies vs India: Captain Rohit Sharma’s Record-Breaking Test Fifty Puts India in Command

Together with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings of 98 runs off just 71 balls, giving India a dominant first-inning lead of 183 runs.

During the current tour of the West Indies, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma assumed command and quickly reached a fifty-plus score—his quickest half-century in Test cricket. The Indian bowlers attacked the middle and lower order of the West Indies, taking six wickets in the fourth-day session under the direction of Mohammed Siraj. Rohit needed just 35 balls to reach fifty.

India amassed a first-inning lead of 183 runs because to a quick partnership between Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal that saw them score 98 runs in 71 balls together. In the current run-rate chart (8.28), Rohit was in second place behind Markas Traskothik and Michael Vaughan.

The Indian captain is only behind his opening partner in the scoring table for the current Test series. His opening partner struck a century in the first Test in Dominica, which was his second Test century away from home.

Prior to that, Mohammed Siraj valiantly showcased his skill by scoring his second Test half-century on the fourth day, his first since the Gabba Test in 2021. Mukesh Kumar, a rookie in India, collected two wickets. Ravindra Jadeja followed in the footsteps of his spin partner, Ravichandran Ashwin, who was successful in taking one more wicket.

After starting their first innings at 229/5 on the third day, West Indies seemed to be in a good spot till Mohammed Siraj dismissed Joshua Da Silva for 208/4.

Rohit Sharma broke Mahela Jayawardene’s world record in Test cricket with a single strike, creating history

On the fourth day of the second Test match between the West Indies and India in Port of Spain, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma surpassed the illustrious Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene to set a remarkable world record in Test cricket.

Rohit Sharma had a fantastic and aggressive game during the second innings of the second Test match against the West Indies, scoring 57 runs off only 44 balls, including 5 boundaries and 3 sixes. He took just 35 balls to get to his half-century during the process.
In Test cricket, Rohit Sharma has now accomplished a rare achievement by being the first and only batsman in the world to score fifty or more in back-to-back innings of 30 or more. Mahela Jayawardene, a great Sri Lankan batsman, previously held this exceptional record throughout his Test career.

With this accomplishment, Rohit Sharma broke Mahela Jayawardene’s previous record and became the player to reach this milestone in Test cricket the quickest.
Rohit Sharma has been in outstanding form throughout the West Indies Test series currently being played. He delivered a rapid and explosive performance in the second Test, surpassing 50 runs in just 57 balls, which was his quickest half-century in Test cricket. He had previously surpassed his remarkable half-century in just 47 balls from the Chennai Test against England in 2021.

An excellent 53.54 is Rohit Sharma’s Test batting average as an opener. India declared their second innings at 181 for 2 on the fourth day of the second Test match against the West Indies, giving the hosts a 365 run goal. Ishan Kishan added 52 runs to the total, and captain Rohit Sharma scored 57 runs.

The West Indies team could only muster 255 runs in their first innings, falling 183 runs short of India’s 438 run mark.

Team India and cricket fans can both be extremely proud of Rohit Sharma after his outstanding effort and record-breaking innings further solidified his reputation as one of the best openers in Test cricket.

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