Rohit went past Tendulkar, Dravid, Gayle during his knock.
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday hinted that injuries to the likes of Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel could cost his team going into the ODI World Cup and makes the task of managing players "trickier".
Even with the pressure of planning the Rajasthan Royals' IPL auction strategy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Team India head coach Rahul Dravid couldn't resist keeping an eye on the enthralling opening of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
Virat Kohli is the seventh Indian player to achieve the feat after Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Mohammed Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.
Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is all set to travel to West Indies to meet head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma to discuss the road map for the ODI World Cup.
Manjrekar however, did flag India's overseas batting fragility.
Here is a look back at India's hard-fought 1-0 series win in England, 54 years back.
Talking about India's score in the 2nd ODI, Dravid believes the pitch was not easy for batting and they were 50-60 runs short of what could have been a winning score.
While the economy seems to be on a firm growth path, the fight against inflation is not over yet. Shaktikanta Das seems to be in no hurry. After playing well through a five-year Test match, he doesn't want to get out hit wicket, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'They would have been under not only mental but also physical burnout and everyone needed a break'
Don't believe in counting my chickens too much, says Rahul Dravid
Ahead of the WTC Final at the Oval, India coach Rahul Dravid said the team deserved the play in the big game.
India must improve their batting depth with the 50-overs World Cup on the horizon, coach Rahul Dravid said.
'In the last two years, we had prioritised T20s a lot as there were two World Cups. In the next 8-10 months, we will be prioritising ODI cricket. It is not easy to juggle three formats.'
A bowler of Ravichandran Ashwin's calibre can't be put on "trial", while someone possessing Suryakumar Yadav's ability need not worry about his place in the World Cup squad.
'At this stage, I want a senior cricketer to take up the captaincy and see the Indian team through this transition phase.'
Rahul has scored only 22 runs in three games but the coach said that there is no chance of replacing him
'As a captain and a player, he never played for a draw, he always wanted to win.'
Virat Kohli surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket.
A determined Indian team slogged it out in the nets at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium in Rajkot.
I think he's just really earning the rewards for a lot of the hard work he's put in on and off the field, and long may it continue. He's been absolutely phenomenal for us and he's just a joy to watch. He puts on a show, no doubt,"
Virat Kohli lifts IPL title finally -- No. 18 meets destiny on the 18th year
Dravid said that a call on DK's participation in the T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh will be taken on Wednesday,
India's head coach Rahul Dravid doesn't regret one bit playing the four-Test series against Australia on spinner-friendly tracks.
Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing an end to a remarkable chapter in his illustrious career.
'I would love to sit with Rahul and go out for a dinner and say sorry to him again.'
Head coach Rahul Dravid has tested negative for COVID-19 and is set to join the Indian team ahead of its much-awaited Asia Cup opener against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
Plenty of hopes will rest on the young shoulders of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who, at the age of just 23, has earned a reputation as one of the world's best openers in the longest format of the game.
Beginning of Gambhir era: Coach becomes most powerful figure in Indian dressing room
Dravid said the team is trying to strengthen the slip cordon during its preparatory camp
Rohit Sharma's attacking knock of 76 set the tone for India's four-wicket victory in the final against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday.
Gill, Rahul, Pant and the irrepressible Yashasvi Jaiswal will now have a chance to script the next glorious chapter in Indian cricket.
The Royals batting looks decent but there is the issue of consistency and lack of depth that could be telling as the tournament wears on.
'The whole team and the whole nation is behind you', Hardik Pandya told Rishabh Pant.
Kohli knows when to be aggressive and when to control the game: Dravid
'There's going to be a lot of logistics involved given the IPL final is only a week before the WTC final'
Rajat Patidar's astute captaincy has been apparent throughout this season, be it bowling changes or field placements, he has been spot on. Unlike other franchises where captaining big egos has not sat well with certain players, Patidar has commanded the respect of his senior India as well as international team-mates.
This is only the second time that Punjab Kings reached the IPL final, while it is the fourth time that RCB have made it to the title clash.
The Indian cricket team think-tank's urge to play more all-rounders in recent years has got a lot to do with the current crop of top-order batters not rolling their arms over unlike some of their illustrious seniors from the bygone era.
Rise of Suryavanshi: Facing 600 balls-a-day from age of 10 to playing 150km throwdowns
