India opener Rohit Sharma scored his 7th Test hundred in the ongong second match against England on Saturday (February 13). He is the first Indian cricketer to score a hundred in the year 2021.
Rohit, who's playing his 36th Test match, reached the hundred in 130 deliveries. He had started the innings with a good pace and completed his half-centuries in just 47 balls. The senior batsman looked fluent throughout his innings, except for the moment he neared the 100-run milestone.
The 33-year-old reached 97 runs in 116 deliveries but took 14 more balls to score the remaining three runs. It was a tense period for his wife Ritika Sajdeh, who was present in the stadium to witness the innings, and fans in the stands.
Rohit had a few play and misses in those 14 deliveries. At one time, he nearly gave an easy catch to the fielder at short mid-wicket while trying to lap sweep Moeen Ali from outside off. The ball came a little slow on the bat and popped in the air for a while, nearly scaring everyone.
BCCI shared a compilation of the tense moments before Rohit could get his 100.
"ICYMI - When Rohit got hearts racing in his 90s. Some nerves and tense moments on field & in the crowd as @ImRo45 looked eager to get to his 100. The batsman got there eventually not before providing some heart-racing moments.", the Indian board wrote on Twitter.
