IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma becomes India’s 5th highest run-scor

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, demonstrated exceptional leadership on Thursday after going off for his tenth century in a Test match in Dominica. After being given the opportunity to bat first, the Indian skipper and rookie partner Yashasvi Jaiswal set up a 139-run partnership, marking the second consecutive century stand for the first wicket against the Windies in this series. Rohit got 80 runs before being struck out by Jomel Warrican, but his performance elevated him over former captain MS Dhoni in the Test cricket batting order. Rohit passed Dhoni on Thursday to go up to sixth position among India's all-time leaders in runs scored in international cricket. The former has scored 17,298 runs in 443 games for India while also hitting 44 centuries and 92 half-centuries across forms. On the other hand, the legendary Indian wicketkeeper-batter, who amassed 17,092 runs in 523 games, retired in 2020.

India's renowned batsman Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with a staggering 34357 runs in 664 games. He really owns the record for most runs scored in all formats in international cricket. Virat Kohli scored 25,548 runs in 500 games whereas the current head coach, Rahul Dravid, scored 24,064 runs in 504 games. On Thursday, Kohli took the lead when Rohit left and smashed his 30th fifty in a Test. He and Ravindra Jadeja shared an incredible century stand for the fifth wicket, and when his batting continued on Friday, he will go for his 29th hundred. He came back unharmed on 87. The former Indian captain passed former South African batsman Jacques Kallis to rank seventh all-time in runs scored in international cricket with 25,534 runs in 519 games. Virat now has 25,548 runs, an average of 53.67, in his career. He has hit 75 centuries, 132 half-centuries, and a highest score of 254 (in Tests) in 559 innings. After Kohli (87 batting off 161) and Ravindra Jadeja (36 batting off 84) played some beautiful shots in the last session to ensure they earned 106 runs in 33.2 overs without losing a wicket, India reached 288 for four at the close of the day.