3 things Rohit Sharma has achieved in Tests that Sachin Tendulkar couldn't

Sachin Tendulkar is a name that needs no introduction. In a career spanning almost a quarter of a century, the ‘Little Master’ took the sport to statistically dizzying peaks. Tendulkar is the owner of almost every major batting record in Test cricket, including that for most runs (15921), most hundreds (51) and most fifties (68).

Tendulkar also went on to play an unprecedented 200 Test matches and coincidentally, his last Test series for India was Rohit Sharma’s first for the nation. Rohit scored a scintillating hundred in Tendulkar’s farewell match at Mumbai. However, despite that performance, Rohit could not cement his place in the Test side.

Six years later though, after being elevated to the opening slot, Rohit set the stage on fire against South Africa with some riveting performances.

In this article, we take a look at three things that Rohit Sharma has already achieved in Tests that Sachin Tendulkar couldn’t.

#3. Two hundreds in the same Test

Rohit Sharma marked his first Test as an opener in style by scoring two hundreds.

Rohit Sharma marked his first Test as an opener in style by crossing the three-figure mark in both the innings against South Africa.

In the first innings, ‘The Hitman’ scored a scintillating 176 and then followed that up with a marauding 127 in the second innings. Rohit’s magical performance helped India crush South Africa by 203 runs and he also became the first cricketer in history to score two hundreds in his first Test as opener.

On the other hand, Tendulkar featured in a whopping 200 Tests for his country across 24 years, but never managed to score two hundreds in the same Test.

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#2. 500 runs in a Test series

In his immensely successful career, Sachin Tendulkar could never score 500 runs in a Test series.

In his immensely successful career, Sachin Tendulkar could never manage to score 500 runs in a Test series even once. In fact, the highest tally that Tendulkar could muster in a Test series was 493 at an average of 70.43 when India toured Australia during 2007-08.

On the other hand, in the current series against South Africa, Rohit Sharma has already amassed a colossal 529 runs from just 4 innings. He also recorded his highest score and maiden double hundred in Test cricket on October 20th when he smashed an ethereal 212 off just 255 balls against the hapless South African attack.

Scoring 500 runs in a Test series is an achievement that has evaded many greats of the game, but Rohit has already managed to cross that mark.

#1. Three hundreds in a single Test series

'The Hitman' has already amassed three hundreds in the ongoing Test series against South Africa, his first as an opener, silencing all his critics

Rohit Sharma has scores of 176, 127 and 212 in the ongoing Test series against South Africa. He has decimated the South African bowling attack and carted the bowlers to all parts of the ground in what has been a historic series for the 32-year-old.

'The Hitman' has already scored three centuries in his first series as an opener in Test cricket, at a gargantuan average of 132.25. Rohit has combined brutal force with sublime flair to flatten a toothless South African bowling attack.

Surprisingly, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar never managed to score three hundreds in a single Test series. The 'Master Blaster' scored two hundreds in a Test series on 11 occasions, but could never manage more than that.

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