Rohit Sharma-led India dominated proceedings on Day 1 of the fifth and final Test versus England at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday (March 7). Being asked to bowl first, the home side rode on Kuldeep Yadav’s 5 for 79 and R Ashwin’s 4 for 51 to dismiss the English side for a below-par 218. In reply, India ended the day’s play at 135 for 1 with skipper Rohit unbeaten on 52. With his second half-century of the series, Rohit also became the tenth Indian skipper to enter the 1,000-run club in Tests.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Thus, Rohit joined an elite list comprising his predecessor Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and the likes. Here is the list:
Virat Kohli – 5,864 runs
MS Dhoni – 3,454 runs
Sunil Gavaskar – 3,449 runs
Mohammed Azharuddin – 2,856 runs
Sourav Ganguly – 2,561 runs
MAK Pataudi – 2,424 runs
Sachin Tendulkar – 2,054 runs
Rahul Dravid – 1,736 runs
Kapil Dev – 1,364 runs
Rohit Sharma – 1,039 runs
In addition, Rohit is now only the third Indian captain to score 1k-plus runs in all formats as captain. He joined Dhoni and Kohli in this elite list:
| Captains | Tests | ODIs | T20Is |
| MS Dhoni | 3,454 | 6,641 | 1,112 |
| Virat Kohli | 5,864 | 5,449 | 1,570 |
| Rohit Sharma | 1,039* | 2047* | 1,648* |
Rohit will look to make the most of his start and take India beyond England’s 218 on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test at the picturesque stadium in Dharamsala on Friday (March 8). The hosts will aim for a big lead to dictate terms over Ben Stokes-led England. The five Tests have already been sealed with India taking an unassailable 3-1 lead following their five-wicket win in the previous game in Ranchi. Rohit & Co., however, will aim for a 4-1 scoreline to bolster their chances of playing the final of the ongoing 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
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