Rohit Sharma goes past Mahela Jayawardene to register an all-time record in test cricket

Rohit Sharma slammed the quickest half-century of his career off 35 balls in 2nd Test vs WI.

The fourth day of the ongoing second test between India and the West Indies in Trinidad has helped the visitors inch closer to another win. The day started with the hosts at 229/5, but they couldn't have much; Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar didn't let the batters score runs. Siraj picked up his second test fifer and took 5/60. India got a first-innings lead of 183 runs.

In response, India batted to score quick runs. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 98 runs for the first wicket in just 11.4 overs before the Indian captain got out, trying to hit another boundary. But before getting out, he scored the quickest half-century of his test career, off just 35 balls. Rohit Sharma made 57 off 44 balls, with three sixes and five boundaries. Jaiswal made 38 off 30, with one six and four boundaries.

Rohit Sharma surpasses Mahela Jayawardene's all-time record in Test cricket

India reached 100 in just 12.2 overs, which is just 74 balls, and registered the fastest team's 100 in a test. They beat Sri Lanka's record of 100 off 80 balls against Bangladesh in 2001. Meanwhile, with his half-century, Rohit Sharma also went past the former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene's record in Test cricket. Rohit has now registered the most consecutive test innings with double-digit scores. Earlier, Jayawardene scored in double digits in 29 consecutive innings.

With his fifty in the second innings, Rohit has scored in double digits in the last 30 innings, surpassing that record. England's Len Hutton (26 innings), West Indies' Rohan Kanhai (26 innings), and South Africa's AB de Villiers (24 innings) are other players on this list. Rohit's last single digit score came in 2021 at MA Chidambaram Stadium against England, when he got out off Jofra Archer for six runs.

Rohit Sharma's Last 30 International Innings in Test:

57 vs WI, Port of Spain in 2023

80 vs WI, Port of Spain in 2023

103 vs WI, Dominica in 2023

43 vs AUS, Oval in 2023

15 vs AUS, Oval in 2023

35 vs AUS, Ahmedabad in 2023

12 vs AUS, Indore in 2023

12 vs AUS, Indore in 2023

21 vs AUS, Delhi in 2023

32 vs AUS, Delhi in 2023

120 vs AUS, Nagpur in 2023

46 vs SL, Bangalore in 2022

15 vs SL, Bangalore in 2022

29 vs SL, Mohali in 2022

127 vs ENG, Oval in 2021

11 vs ENG, Oval in 2021

59 vs ENG, Leeds in 2021

19 vs ENG, Leeds in 2021

21 vs ENG, Lord's in 2021

83 vs ENG, Lord's in 2021

12* vs ENG, Nottingham in 2021

36 vs ENG, Nottingham in 2021

30 vs NZ, Southampton in 2021

34 vs NZ, Southampton in 2021

49 vs ENG, Ahmedabad in 2021

25 vs ENG, Ahmedabad in 2021

66 vs ENG, Ahmedabad in 2021

26 vs ENG, Chennai in 2021

161 vs ENG, Chennai in 2021

12 vs ENG, Chennai in 2021