ENG vs IND: 4th Test, Day 3, Stats Review – Rohit’s epic ton and more stats

While England were a tad ahead after the first two days, India gained command on Day 3. The ongoing fourth Test match has already witnessed several momentum shifts and it would be interesting to see how the remaining two days pan out. Meanwhile, India finished the third day at 270/3, leading by 171 runs. With seven wickets in hand and two days remaining, the visitors will back themselves to post a substantial total.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the England vs India 4th Test Day 3

1 – Rohit Sharma recorded his first century in overseas Test matches.

1 – Rohit also became the first Indian batsman to complete 1000 international runs in 2021. Overall, he has scored 1087 runs this year.

4 – Rohit Sharma became the fourth player to score centuries in all formats in a nation. Chris Gayle, Mahela Jayawardene, and KL Rahul are the other three to have accomplished this feat.

3 – For the third time, Rohit Sharma reached a Test century with a six. He, in total, has eight tons in the format.

💯 for HITMAN

First away Test ton for @ImRo45 👏👏

He also breaches the 3K Test-run mark.#TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/KOxvtHQFGB

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 4, 2021

3000 – Rohit Sharma also completed 3000 runs in Test cricket, achieving the feat in 74 innings.

9 – This is Rohit Sharma’s ninth century in England across formats – the most by an Indian player, going past Rahul Dravid (8).

1 – This is the first instance of Rohit playing over 700 balls in a Test series.

2 – Rohit became the second-fastest player to complete 11,000 international runs as an opener, getting the feat in 246 matches. Only his former teammate Sachin Tendulkar (241) is ahead of him on this list.

31 – Cheteshwar Pujara recorded his 31st half-century in Test matches and second this series.

1– This was the first instance of two Indian openers (Rohit Sharma – 368, KL Rahul – 315) scoring over 300 runs in a Test series against England