Rohit Sharma Test records which are difficult to break

Team India's former Test captain Rohit Sharma bid adieu to the purest format on Wednesday, May 7. Notably, the ravishing batter had a decent career, whereby he featured in 67 Test matches, in which he scored 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57 and led the team on 24 occasions in the red-ball format.

There have been incredible performances from the 38-year-old Indian batter, known for his fearless approach and unbelievable stroke-making. Rohit started his red-ball cricket career in 2013 and has finally bid farewell to the prestigious format after 11 years. Although he began his career as a budding middle order batter, he later emerged as one of the finest openers for the team.

Rohit's career has been filled with huge records. Although he does not have a particularly long career in the five-day format compared to other legends of the game, he has achieved some remarkable milestones in Test cricket. It is time to discuss some of these great records that might be tough for any individual to break.

Here are some of the records set by Rohit that will be difficult to break:

3. Most sixes in a Test match

Test cricket is not traditionally known for a flurry of big sixes, but Rohit displayed his big-hitting ability during a game against South Africa in Visakhapatnam in 2019. Rohit struck six sixes in the first innings and seven sixes in the second innings of the game, amassing a total of 13 maximums—the most by any international player in the a red-ball format game. He went on to score two centuries in that match as well.

2. Highest score of 177 on debut batting at number six and below

Rohit Sharma's first Test match for India was against the West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The ‘Hitman’ came in to bat at number six and played an incredible knock of 177 off 301 deliveries during a crucial stage of the game. Although there have been higher scores at this position, it is exceptionally challenging for a debutant to achieve such a total, especially while batting at number six.

1. All Test centuries coming in wins

While scoring a Test century is always a huge achievement for any player, it is even more special when it comes in a winning cause—something Rohit consistently achieved in this format. The 38-year-old batter has scored 12 centuries in Test cricket, and remarkably, all of those 100+ scores came in matches that India won. This is perhaps one of the records set by the former Indian Test skipper that might be the hardest to break.

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