IND vs WI 2nd Test: Rohit breaks Gavaskar record; surpasses Dhoni, Sehwag
Rohit Sharma also surpassed India's legendary captain MS Dhoni and former hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag during his 80-run knock
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India captain Rohit Sharma has been exceptional during his 80-run knock in the second Test against West Indies. Rohit achieved many milestones during his powerfull knock, which put India in a commanding position on Day 1 of the Port of Spain Test.
Rohit Sharma: Second-fastest Indian batter to reach 200-run mark
Rohit Sharma: Second-fastest Indian batter to reach 200-run mark
During in an 80-run knock, the Indian captain went past 2000 runs as an opener in just 40 innings. He took three innings lesser than little master Sunil Gavaskar to achieve the 2000-run mark. Former India opener Virendar Sehwag is the fastest Indian batter to score 2000 runs in red-ball cricket as he reached the magic figure in just 39 innings
| Fastest Indian batter to reach 2000 runs in Test | |
| Player | Innings |
| Virender Sehwag | 39 |
| Rohit Sharma | 40 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 43 |
Rohit Sharma: Fifth highest run-scorer for India in Tests
Rohit Sharma also surpassed India's legendary captain MS Dhoni and former hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag during his 80-run knock.
Rohit Sharma also surpassed India's legendary captain MS Dhoni and former hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag during his 80-run knock.
With 17281 runs and counting, 36-year-old Rohit is the fifth highest-run getter for India in International cricket. During their illustrious International careers', MS Dhoni scored 17266 runs while Sehwag accumulated 17253 runs.
| Most runs in international cricket (India) | |
| Player | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 34357 |
| Virat Kohli | 25461 |
| Rahul Dravid | 24208 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 18575 |
| Rohit Sharma | 17281 |
| MS Dhoni | 17266 |
| Virender Sehwag | 17253 |
Rohit Sharna-Yashasvi Jaiswal: Third highest opening stand by visiting opening pair at Port of Spain
Meanwhile, Rohit along with his new opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal broke a 25-year-old record at Port of Spain as well.
Meanwhile, Rohit along with his new opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal broke a 25-year-old record at Port of Spain as well.
The 139-run opening stand between the two is the third-highest opening partnership by visiting openers at Trinidad's Port of Spain.
The Indian pair broke the record of English openers Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart, who put up a 129-run stand in 1998.
The record for the highest partnership at Port of Spain belongs to Englishmen, Geoffery Boycott and Dennis Amiss. The duo stitched in a 209-run stand against the famed West Indian attack in 1974.
While Australia's Arthur Morris and Colin McDonald's 191-run partnership in 1955 is at the second spot.
| Highest opening stand at Port of Spain by Visiting team | ||
| Opening pair | Country | Runs |
| Geoffery Boycott & Dennis Amiss | England | 209 |
| Arthur Morris & Colin McDonald | Australia | 191 |
| Rohit Sharma & Yashavi Jaiswal | India | 139 |
| Michael Atherton & Alec Stewart | England | 129 |