The former skipper of the Indian national cricket team in the test format, Rohit Sharma, announced his official retirement from test cricket on 7 May 2025 after being the flag bearer for the Indian side in 67 test matches and amassing a phenomenal total of 4,301 runs at a brilliant average of 40.57.
The 37-year-old veteran Indian international cricketer, Rohit Sharma, is often hailed as one of the most reliable and promising batsmen in test cricket, owing to his fearless and unbelievable stroke-making batting approach on the field, even under high-pressure situations.
Rohit Sharma started off with his red-ball career in 2013 and chose to bid adieu to the most prestigious and competitive cricket format after eleven long years. Well, although the “hitman” of the Indian cricket team has officially announced his departure from test cricket, leaving the fans disheartened, the rich legacy that he has left behind will undoubtedly continue to resonate in the annals of test cricket for decades to come.
In this article we will take a look at the top four spine-chilling achievements of Rohit Sharma that rule the annals of test cricket.
Rohit Sharma’s Top 4 Unmatched Achievements in Test Cricket
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Fastest Indian Opener to Score 1000 Test Runs
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Rohit Sharma has etched his name in the glorious history of the test cricket format and has established himself as the fastest ever Indian opening batsman to score a total of 1000 runs, surpassing the legendary Indian batsmen including Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar.
Rohit Sharma’s stint as an opening batsman of the Indian cricket team in the test format started off during the 2019 home series against South Africa, where he smashed a record-breaking innings of twin centuries (176 runs and 127 runs). Rohit Sharma surpassed the glorious milestone of 1,000 test runs in his 17th innings against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in March 2021, establishing himself as the fastest Indian opener to surpass the benchmark of 1,000 test runs.
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Highest Runs in Test Series as an Indian Opener
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With his masterclass batting approach, Rohit Sharma silenced the critics and revolutionised the history of India in the test cricket format during the 2019 test series against South Africa. Sharma opened the innings for the Indian side and smashed a staggering total of 529 runs, including three centuries in just four innings at an unbelievable average of 132.25, establishing himself as the highest Indian run-scorer in the test series as an opening batsman.
Although before the series, Sharma was often hailed as the white-ball specialist, his dominant innings throughout the 2019 test series against South Africa entirely crushed and overruled the critics. In addition to scoring the highest total of 529 runs, Sharma also established himself as the first Indian opening batsman to score three centuries in a single home series.
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First Indian Batsman to Smash Twin Centuries in his Opening Test Debut
Well, Rohit Sharma undoubtedly released his statement of unwavering intent and dominance with his test debut as an opening batsman in the 2019 test series against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.
Opening the innings as an opening batsman, Rohit Sharma smashed a total of 176 runs off 244 deliveries including 23 boundaries and six sixes in the first innings, followed by another dominant knock of 127 runs off 149 deliveries, including ten boundaries and seven sixes in the second innings, establishing himself as the first-ever Indian opening batsmen to score a double-century in the test debut as an opener. The twin-century performance as a test opener in the 2019 test series against South Africa undoubtedly transformed Rohit’s stature as India’s reliable opening batsman.
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India’s Rare Test Series Lead Against England
Rohit Sharma rose to an incredible and unparalleled prominence in the world of test cricket after he successfully led the Indian test squad to a 2-1 lead on English soil during the 2021–22 Pataudi Trophy for the first time since 2007. The five-match test series against England kicked off in August 2021 and witnessed its final showdown in July 2022.
Although Rohit Sharma ended up missing out on the final match of the 2021-22 Pataudi Trophy against England after being tested positive for the COVID-19, his phenomenal performances and leadership throughout the series played a crucial role in leading the Indian cricket team led by Jasprit Bumrah to a sensational victory in the 2021-22 Pataudi Trophy and ending India’s 15-years-long drought.
