India has taken a brilliant lead of 144 runs against Australia at end of Day 2 in the 1st Test in Nagpur. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored a stunning century on a tricky pitch. While Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar, and KS Bharat couldn't contribute much, fifties from Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel took India's lead past 100. Meanwhile, for Australia, debutant Todd Murphy took a phenomenal five-wicket haul and was the only positive for the team.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2:
1 - Rohit Sharma has recorded his first Test hundred against Australia.
Rohit Sharma's Test hundreds:
177 vs WI in Kolkata, 2013
111* vs WI in Mumbai, 2013
102* vs SL in Nagpur, 2017
176 vs SA in Visakhapatnam, 2019
127 vs SA in Visakhapatnam, 2019
212 vs SA in Ranchi, 2019
161 vs ENG in Chennai, 2021
127 vs ENG in The Oval, 2021
120 vs AUS in Nagpur, 2023
1 - Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player and fourth overall to smash a century as captain in all 3 formats (T20, ODI, Test) of the game.
Batsman to smash century as captain in all 3 formats of game:
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Faf du Plessis
Babar Azam
Rohit Sharma
6 - Ravindra Jadeja has taken a five-wicket haul and also scored fifty-plus in an inning in the same Test match for the 6th time in his career.
Most times scoring fifty-plus in an inning and picking a five-wicket haul in a Test match:
Ian Botham - 11
Shakib Al Hasan - 10
Richard Hadlee - 6
Ravichandran Ashwin - 6
Ravindra Jadeja - 6
Instances of Ravindra Jadeja scoring fifty-plus in innings and picking a five-wicket haul in a Test match:
vs NZ in Kanpur, 2016
vs ENG in Chennai, 2016
vs AUS in Ranchi, 2017
vs SL in Colombo (SSC), 2017
vs SL in Mohali, 2022
vs AUS in Nagpur, 2023
8 - Todd Murphy became the 8th bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli on debut.
Bowlers to dismiss Virat Kohli on their debut Test inning:
Glenn Maxwell in Hyderabad, 2013
Josh Hazlewood in Brisbane, 2014
Kagiso Rabada in Mohali, 2015
Alzarri Joseph in Gros Islet, 2016
Shermon Lewis in Rajkot, 2018
Senuram Muthusamy in Visakhaptanam, 2019
Kyle Jamieson in Wellington, 2020
Todd Murphy in Nagpur, 2023
13 - Rohit Sharma became the 13th Indian to smash a hundred as captain in Test cricket.
Indian batsman to smash a Test hundred as captain:
Vijay Hazare
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Sunil Gavaskar
Kapil Dev
Dilip Vengsarkar
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
Rohit Sharma
16 - Todd Murphy became the 16th Australian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the debut innings of a Test match.
Youngest spinner to take five-wicket haul for AUS on debut:
Todd Murphy - 22 yrs & 87 days
Nathan Lyon - 23 yrs & 285 days
Jason Krejza - 25 yrs & 298 days
Youngest spinner to take five-wicket haul for AUS:
Todd Murphy - 22 yrs & 87 days
Joey Palmer - 22 yrs & 360 days
Charles Macartney - 23 yrs & 5 days
43 - Rohit Sharma has recorded his 43rd century in international cricket.
Most centuries in international cricket among active players:
Virat Kohli - 74
David Warner - 45
Joe Root - 44
Rohit Sharma - 43
Steven Smith - 42