IND beat SL: Rohit Sharma scripts SPECIAL RECORD India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday scripted special record in his maiden Test as captain. He equalled a 67-year-old record by guiding Team India to a victory by a margin of an innings and 222 runs. As a result, he becomes the only player since Polly Umrinagar in December 1955 to lead India to innings win in the first Test as in charge. Follow IND vs SL LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Umrinagar had led India in 8 Tests and won his first-ever game by an inn and 27 runs against New Zealand at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in 1955. Rohit Sharma will now look to whitewash Sri Lanka by winning the second Test.
The Test match also witnessed several other records:
Legend Virat Kohli completed 8000 runs in Test cricket.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Tendulkar | 1989-2013 | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 | 14 |
| R Dravid | 1996-2012 | 163 | 284 | 32 | 13265 | 270 | 52.63 | 36 | 63 | 7 |
| SM Gavaskar | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 12 |
| VVS Laxman | 1996-2012 | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17 | 56 | 14 |
| V Sehwag | 2001-2013 | 103 | 178 | 6 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 23 | 31 | 16 |
| V Kohli | 2011-2022 | 100 | 169 | 10 | 8007 | 254* | 50.35 | 27 | 28 | 14 |
Spin maestro R Ashwin surpassed legendary Kapil Dev (43) with the most wickets for team India in Tests.
Most Test wickets
- 800 Muttiah Muralitharan
- 708 Shane Warne
- 640 James Anderson
- 619 Anil Kumble
- 563 Glenn McGrath
- 537 Stuart Broad
- 519 Courtney Walsh
- 439 Dale Steyn
- 435* Ravichandran Ashwin
Indians with most Test wickets:
619 Anil Kumble in 132 Tests
435* R ASHWIN in 85 Tests
434 Kapil Dev in 131 Tests— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) March 6, 2022
Allrounder R Jadeja became the only player to score unbeaten 175 runs and take 9 wickets in a Test match.
Ravindra Jadeja, however, has become the first Test player to make a 150+ and also take 9 wkts in the same Test match!#IndvSL #IndvsSL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 6, 2022
Indians to hit 150+ & take a 5-wicket haul in a Test innings
- Vinoo Mankad (Ind) 184, 5/196 v Eng at Lord’s in 1952
- Polly Umrigar (Ind) 172*, 5/107 v WI at Port of Spain in 1962
- Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) 175*, 5-41 v SL at Mohali in 2022
IND beat SL: Rohit Sharma scripts SPECIAL RECORD in his maiden Test as captain, EQUALS 67-year-old-record- check out
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