Rohit looked tentative early on and was given LBW on seven by umpire Richard Illingworth, but survived following a successful review, which showed a faint inside-edge.

Rohit reached the three-figure mark with a six as he was batting on 95 in the 45th over. 

With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's remarkable recovery.

Rohit Sharma continued with his fine form in red-ball cricket as he notched up his sixth Test century on Saturday against South Africa in the third Test in Ranchi.

Rohit Sharma continued on his impressive start as an opener in Tests as he slammed his third century of the ongoing series against South Africa.

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Kuldeep made full use of the net session displaying some elegant cover drives in their afternoon practice which was also attended by Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal and Ishant Sharma among others.

It was drama on the field during the second session of Day 3 when a fan breached the security cordon and touched Rohit Sharma's feet.

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Rohit Sharma made a brilliant start to his role as an opener in the Indian team, scoring hundreds in both the innings of the match.

"Even if there is more to the story, nothing is worth cutting down something so vital. Part of Mumbai being slightly greener and slight difference in the temperature is mainly because of Aarey Colony," tweeted Rohit.

Pakistan former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that Mohammed Shami talked to him after the defeat in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup.

Akhtar said that when he first saw Rohit he thought he would be India's Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Rohit, who now has five centuries from 28 Tests, gained a whopping 36 slots after his knocks of 176 and 127 in the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.

India's decision to promote Rohit to the top of the order has often been compared to former captain Sourav Ganguly's decision to allow Sehwag to open the innings.

In the post-match press conference, Rohit said the key was to make the pacers bowl in short spells on the final day to keep them fresh.

It took him 20 balls to get off the mark, hit his first boundary in his 42nd ball that he faced and at one point en route to his 21st Test half-century, he stood at 8 off 62.

South Africa ended up losing the first Test against India at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam by a heavy margin of 203 runs.

For his scores of 176 and 127 in the Test match, Rohit was awarded the Man of the Match trophy.

India defeated South Africa by 203 runs in the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.