Top 3 best individual Test knocks in Rajkot

India and England are set to lock horns in the upcoming third Test of the ongoing five-match series. Both teams will take on each other in this all-important match of the series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot from Thursday, February 15. The series is currently levelled at 1-1 after England and India won the first and second Tests, respectively.

Notably, this venue has a rich history of high-scoring affairs in the longest format of the game. So, all eyes will be on the star batters of both teams in expectation of some big knocks.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the top 3 knocks which have been played so far at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.

Ravindra Jadeja – 100* against West Indies, WI tour of India 2018

It was one of the high-scoring test matches, which was completely dominated by the hosts India as they batted first after winning the toss. There were three centuries in the Indian batting lineup, including one from the skipper Virat Kohli. But the knock that stood differently was played by star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

Jadeja played an unbeaten knock of 100 runs off 132 balls, with 5 fours and 5 sixes helping India to post a mammoth total of 649 runs for the loss of 9 wickets before the declaration was announced. Eventually, India won this match by a massive margin of an innings and 272 runs against West Indies. The knock is still one of the best knocks played at this venue.

Ben Stokes – 128 against India, England Tour of India

India and England were locking horns in the first Test of the five-match Test Series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. The then-England skipper Sir Alastair Cook won the toss and decided to bat first. England batted brilliantly in the first innings to post a massive total of 537 runs.

One of the star performers for the visitors in the first innings was none other than the star all-rounder and current Test skipper Ben Stokes; he played a well-fought knock of 128 runs, with 13 fours and 2 sixes with the bat.

Rishabh Pant – 92 against West Indies, WI tour of India

This blistering knock of 92 runs was played by Rishabh Pant in the same match which saw the unbeaten century of Ravindra Jadeja. Apart from three centuries scored by Prithvi Shaw, skipper Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, what attracted the eyeballs was this fiery knock played by Rishabh Pant.

Pant scored 92 runs off just 84 balls, hitting 8 fours and 4 sixes with a swashbuckling strike rate of 109.52. His quick knock was one of the main pillars in India’s mammoth first-innings total of 649 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.