Indian cricket staff captain Rohit Sharma hit his ninth Take a look at ton on Friday on the second day of the primary Take a look at towards Australia in Nagpur. It took Rohit 171 balls to achieve his hundred. On a gradual observe the place different batters discovered run-scoring extraordinarily tough, the India skipper (120) was focus personified on option to considered one of his finest Take a look at centuries. The century effort had the identical class because the 161 he scored in Chennai in 2021, with the opener placing his finest meals ahead towards the bowlers led by spinners Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy.

On Day 1, Australia batter Peter Handscomb had stated that pitch was ‘enjoying methods’. “It positively wasn’t simple on the market. It is robust as a result of when the pitch is enjoying methods that begins to play together with your thoughts slightly bit as nicely,” Handscomb stated on the press convention after the opening day’s play.

“The ball that does not do as a lot you anticipate to do some bit extra and that is the place you possibly can come undone with the ball that goes straight on, relatively than the massive turners we noticed on the market as nicely.”

Nevertheless, Rohit’s batting confirmed that pitch had no such demons. The innings additionally prompted former India opener Wasim Jaffer to take a jibe on Australia.

“Everybody thought pitch was spitting cobras however as at all times, Rohit made it appear like a belt-er. Batted @ImRo45 #INDvAUS #BGT2023,” Jaffer wrote in a tweet.

Everybody thought pitch was spitting cobras however as at all times, Rohit made it appear like a belt-er. Batted @ImRo45 #INDvAUS #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/ZyP6Rn8aeY

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 10, 2023

With PTI inputs

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