IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma was Praised for his Century, the Veteran tied the Bridge of Praise

On the second day of the Nagpur Test (IND vs AUS) against Australia, India has strengthened its position considerably and has a lead of 144 runs. A lot of credit for this growth should also go to team captain Rohit Sharma. On the first day of the match, Rohit completed his half-century in quick succession but on the second day, he extended the innings with ease and then also completed the ninth century of his Test career. He also became the first captain for India to score a century in all three formats. His innings was also praised by Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour who said that Rohit showed good temperament in the difficult Nagpur pitch.

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Rohit Faced 212 Balls in his Innings

Rohit Sharma faced 212 balls in his innings and scored 120 runs. His innings included 15 fours and 2 sixes. Australian captain Pat Cummins returned Rohit to the pavilion at the beginning of the third session.

After the end of the second day’s play, Rathour said that Rohit Sharma’s innings was special as it was not easy to score runs on the Nagpur wicket. In the press conference he said,

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Today’s innings was a very special innings because it was not easy. He was made to work a lot. And he showed a lot of temperament. It was a very important innings from the team’s point of view. It was not easy to score runs on this pitch, but the kind of temperament he showed was special. That’s the quality he has as a batsman, he adapts really well. He is the kind of player who knows how to change his own game. We know how he bats in India and how he scored runs as an opener in the series against South Africa. Then we went to England where he played completely differently on pitches where you need to play careful cricket.

Rohit Sharma Showed Good Temperament – Vikram Rathor

The batting coach said that the pitch was difficult to bat on and Rohit’s temperament really came into play as he usually likes to push the score after scoring a certain number of runs. Rathore said,

As I said earlier, it was not an easy pitch to bat on and they had to work hard. Usually, once he reaches a certain score, he likes to try and score quickly. He showed his adaptability again today and batted really well.

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Let us tell you that apart from Rohit Sharma, none of the top 5 batsmen of India could play a big innings. However, in the end, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel batted well and returned unbeaten after scoring half-centuries.