Indian skipper Rohit Sharma will be next seen in action for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the Sri Lankan national cricket team, starting on January 10.
He was last seen donning the Indian outfit during the second Test match against Bangladesh in Mirpur when he scored a quickfire 50 off 27 balls with a dislocated thumb and nearly pulled off one of the greatest-ever ODI wins for India.
Although India lost the game by five runs, Rohit Sharma won the hearts of the fans for his grit and determination. Meanwhile, the skipper has been statistically very impressive in numbers in Test cricket in the last five years.
Rohit Sharma is the only Indian in the Top 10 list for the highest average in Tests in the last 5 years
Notably, he is the only Indian cricketer to get featured in the Top 10 list in terms of the highest average in the longest format of the game in the last five years, which is quite an achievement.
Having played 38 Tests in the last five years, Rohit Sharma has aggregated 1736 runs at an average of 49.60 and is the only Indian to get featured in the Top 10 list for the highest average in Tests (last 5 years).
On the other hand, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is leading the charts with 2259 runs in 42 innings at an average of 61.05. Overall, Rohit Sharma has played 45 Tests in his career wherein he scored 3137 runs at an average of 46.1.
The senior cricketer has slammed as many as eight centuries, 14 half-centuries and one double century to his name. The 35-year-old cricketer still has some more years of cricket left in him and will be looking to cash in on more runs across formats, provided he keeps his fitness levels to a great extent.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted after Rohit Sharma’s terrific Test batting average in the last 5 years
Wow, really good numbers in red-ball cricket
Advertisement— saistunz (@saistunz10) December 29, 2022
They said he can't play test cricket.
Here, he is now..#RohitSharma𓃵 https://t.co/SHnNYJd8t9— EkaNGi Manu 🙂 (@Manu_Yash_cult) December 29, 2022
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Virat Kohli 104 total match 40 SENA match (44 % of total match are in SENA)
AdvertisementRohit Sharma 77 total innings 38 SENA innings (50% of total Innings are in SENA)
What's the difference??
Advertisement— Sayan (@Sayan66557807) December 29, 2022
🐐 for a reason. SKY coming soon in this list
— aarnav13 (@aarnav_13) December 29, 2022
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He'll dominate everyone in the next year#hitmanerabegins pic.twitter.com/Si6vejVOpn
Advertisement— Pravin thalapathy (@Pravinthalapat4) December 29, 2022
especially After he started opening in Tests, he has been an absolute beast. Unfortunate that he didn't maintain his fitness well. Even bad luck this year 💔
— Aadvik ( fan account ) (@thecoolguy03) December 29, 2022
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GOAT 🔥🔥
Advertisement— Om Pandey_45👑 (@iamompandey) December 29, 2022
Most underrated batsman
— Satyam pandey (@Satyamp00851359) December 29, 2022
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