New Delhi: Indian batsmen have performed brilliantly in the first Test match being played against South Africa. As an opener Rohit Sharma has created history in his first Test match. Rohit Sharma has become the first player in the world to score the most runs as an opener in the first Test match. Before this match, Rohit Sharma, who batted in the lower order in the middle order, has liked the opening slot a lot. Rohit Sharma, the most dangerous batsman of the short format, was dismissed for 176 in the first innings of the first match of the three-match Test series against South Africa at the Visakhapatnam YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium.

After this, when he went to play second innings, he took a world record. In fact, he has become the first batsman in the world to score the most runs in an opening debut match. Right-handed batsman Rohit Sharma has broken the 36-year-old record in this case, which was named after Australian legend Kepler Wessels. Kepler Wessels scored 208 against England in 1982 at Brisbane ground. At the same time, Rohit Sharma has scored 226 runs (till 50 runs in the second innings) so far. Kepler had scored 162 in the first innings and 46 in the second innings.

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