'Captain leading from front' - Twitter erupts in joy after Rohit Sharma's record setting ton

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma brought up his ninth Test century after breaching the three figures mark against Australia in the Test series opener in Nagpur, becoming the first Indian skipper to register a century in all three formats of the game. The Indian opener looked in imperious touch from the get-go and has been largely untroubled on a pitch that is not the easiest to bat on.

The Indian captain has led from the front in the second innings, keeping the Australian bowlers at bay on a difficult surface. He started his innings with a flurry of boundaries against his Australian counterpart on Day 1 and has not looked back since then. Rohit registered a brisk half-century during the third session of the opening day of the Nagpur Test.

His partnership with KL Rahul ensured a solid start after the Aussies were dismissed for a below-par total in their first innings. However, KL Rahul departed at the fag end of the day to hand the Aussies a bit of respite. But his opening partner stood tall and continued in the same vein on the second day. 

Rohit stitched another decent stand with Ravichandran Ashwin, who was sent in after Rahul's dismissal. However, Ashwin's dismissal, followed by Cheteshwar Pujara's departure made the Indian opener take a cautious approach at the crease. He survived a huge scare after a slight mix-up with Virat Kohli left him stranded, only for the batter to make a full-length dive to save his wicket.

The departure of Kohli on the very first delivery after lunch also slowed the progress of his batting partner as the Australians sniffed a comeback into the match. His Mumbai Indians teammate and Test debutant Suryakumar Yadav also departed cheaply after being cleaned up by Nathan Lyon. But the 35-year old kept his cool and breached the three-figure mark with a boundary to register his first Test century as the Indian skipper.

Twitter lauds the Indian skipper after his brilliant century:

9th Test hundred for Rohit Sharma, the incredible run as an opener from Hitman continues in Tests, he has been solid as ever.

Captain leading from front with WTC final on the line. pic.twitter.com/UNOpM4y5Bh

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 10, 2023

Hundred by Rohit Sharma - a captain's innings by Rohit, a splendid show put on by him!

Hitman starts BGT with a bang! pic.twitter.com/NesdjMk3fu

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 10, 2023

Aggression in first half, respect towards the bowlers in second. Captain’s inning in true sense from Rohit sharma #INDvsAUS

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 10, 2023

Well played, Skipper. A top quality 100 on a pitch where nobody scored even half of it in the first 4 sessions. 👏👏 #RohitSharma #IndvAus #BGT

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 10, 2023

What a 💯 @ImRo45, in conditions which have provided a complete examination of skill and temperament. #INDvsAUS 👏🏼

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 10, 2023

Rohit Sharma registers his first century in Border Gavaskar Trophy history. pic.twitter.com/QORqHj90xW

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) February 10, 2023

The Rohit sharma is back, century 💯 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/X6iytqIgTW

— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) February 10, 2023

Historic - Rohit Sharma is the first ever captain to score a century in all the 3 formats for India.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 10, 2023

Everyone thought pitch was spitting cobras but as always, Rohit made it look like a belt-er. Batted @ImRo45 👊🏽 #INDvAUS #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/ZyP6Rn8aeY

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 10, 2023

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