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Rohit Sharma in elite list

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5 The number of captains who led India in all three formats in internatio­nal cricket. Rohit Sharma became the latest to join this elite list when he led India for the first time in Test cricket in Mohali.

4 The number of batters to have registered at least five scores in the 90s in their first 50 innings of their Test career. Rishabh Pant, playing in his 49th innings (and 29th Test match in Mohali), joined this rare group of batters who were unfortunat­e to be make five scores in the nineties before reaching their 50th Test innings of their career.

3 The number of Indian batters who have the distinctio­n of registerin­g a score of 150+ while batting at number seven or lower. Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 175 in the Mohali Test against Sri Lanka is now the highest by an Indian in Test cricket while batting at number seven or lower. For the record, Jadeja's unbeaten 175 is now the 10th highest by a batter at number seven or lower in Test cricket history. The record is still held by the great Australian Don Bradman when he made 270 in the Ashes Test in Melbourne in January 1937. Bradman, the Aussie captain, demoted himself to number seven in a strategic move that enabled the home side to win the Test match by a whopping 365 runs!

6 The number of Test players who have the distinctio­n of registerin­g a score of 150+ and also claim a five-wicket haul in the same Test match. Incidental­ly, Ravindra Jadeja's 175* with the bat and his 5/41 & 4/46 with the ball in Mohali make him the first player in Test history to register a 150+ score and also take a ninewicket match haul in the same Test match.

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