15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 1 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India.

Series level 1-1

India vs England

India 326–5 off 85 Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 110 no  off 212, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Wood 3-69, Hartley 1-81

India won the toss and decided to bat, Wood nicks off Jaiswal and Gill in quick succession, and Patidar chips Hartley to cover, but Rohit  and Jade put on 200 partnership. Rohit was dropped by Root at 27 eventually falls for 131. Jadeja on his home ground brings up fifty off 97 balls and remains not out on 110.

The hosts  who were playing a series without Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli or Cheteswar Pujara, were 33-3 inside the first hour, and could have been 47-4 had Joe Root held the catch at the slip. It is test number 100 for Ben Stokes. Rohit Sharma has entered the top two spots for most sixes  79 sixes in Test Cricket for Team India as he goes past MS Dhoni.