NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma has a chance to etch his name further into the record books as India prepare to face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series.
The series, starting on September 19th at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, marks the first Test assignment for newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Rohit, enjoying a fruitful run in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, will be aiming for two significant milestones during the series.
Currently, Rohit holds the 11th position on the list of all-time six-hitters in Test cricket with 84 sixes. He needs just eight more maximums to surpass Virender Sehwag‘s record of 91 sixes and become India’s leading six-hitter in the format.
A prolific display of power-hitting could also propel Rohit into an elite group of batsmen. If he manages to hit 16 sixes across the two Tests, he will become only the fourth batsman globally and the first Indian to reach the landmark of 100 sixes in Test cricket.
This achievement would place him in the company of Ben Stokes (131), Brendon McCullum (107), and Adam Gilchrist (100) as the only players to achieve this feat.
Rohit is also on the verge of a rare accomplishment in international cricket. With 48 centuries to his name in 483 matches, he is just two centuries away from reaching a remarkable 50 international hundreds.
This achievement would make him only the third Indian batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar (100 centuries) and Virat Kohli (80 centuries), to reach this milestone. Globally, he would become the 10th player to achieve this feat.
Following the Bangladesh series, India will host New Zealand for a three-match Test series starting October 16th. Immediately after, they will travel to Australia for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, commencing on November 22nd.
The series, starting on September 19th at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, marks the first Test assignment for newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Rohit, enjoying a fruitful run in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, will be aiming for two significant milestones during the series.
Currently, Rohit holds the 11th position on the list of all-time six-hitters in Test cricket with 84 sixes. He needs just eight more maximums to surpass Virender Sehwag‘s record of 91 sixes and become India’s leading six-hitter in the format.
A prolific display of power-hitting could also propel Rohit into an elite group of batsmen. If he manages to hit 16 sixes across the two Tests, he will become only the fourth batsman globally and the first Indian to reach the landmark of 100 sixes in Test cricket.
This achievement would place him in the company of Ben Stokes (131), Brendon McCullum (107), and Adam Gilchrist (100) as the only players to achieve this feat.
Rohit is also on the verge of a rare accomplishment in international cricket. With 48 centuries to his name in 483 matches, he is just two centuries away from reaching a remarkable 50 international hundreds.
This achievement would make him only the third Indian batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar (100 centuries) and Virat Kohli (80 centuries), to reach this milestone. Globally, he would become the 10th player to achieve this feat.
Following the Bangladesh series, India will host New Zealand for a three-match Test series starting October 16th. Immediately after, they will travel to Australia for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, commencing on November 22nd.