Playing for India is the ultimate goal of every youngster aspiring to become a cricketer in India. It is the dream of millions, but only a few can achieve the feat of representing the nation at the global level. It becomes an even more proud moment when a match is happening on Republic Day or Independence Day.
India’s Republic Day is on January 26. The nation is celebrating it today, and there is a Test match between India and England happening at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium right now in Hyderabad. In this article now, we will look at the top seven best scores by an Indian on the Republic Day.
7. KL Rahul scored 86 on Republic Day 2024
KL Rahul earned a place on this list earlier today when he scored 86 runs in the first innings of the Test match against England in Hyderabad. Rahul scored 86 off 123, hitting eight fours and two sixes.
6. Rohit Sharma – 87
Current Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored 87 in an ODI against New Zealand on the grand day in 2019. His 96-ball 87 guided India to a 90-run victory.
5. MS Dhoni – 89
MS Dhoni scored 89 runs on 26th January, 2010 during the second Test match against Bangladesh. His 167-ball knock consisted of nine fours and two sixes.
4. Virat Kohli – 90*
Kohli will feature multiple times on this list. The first entry of Kohli is for the unbeaten 90-run knock that he played against Australia in the first T20I of the three-match series, which happened in 2016.
3. Sachin Tendulkar – 96
Any list of batting records is incomplete without Sachin Tendulkar. The God of Cricket played a fantastic knock of 96 against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium back on 26th January, 1994.
2. Navjot Sidhu – 99
In the same match, Navjot Sidhu scored 99 runs against Sri Lanka. The former Indian opener was trapped LBW by Muttiah Muralitharan just one run short of his century.
1. Highest score on Republic Day by an Indian, Virat Kohli – 116
Kohli is the only cricketer to score a hundred for India on the Republic Day. The star Indian batter played a magnificent inning of 116 runs against Australia, but it ended in a losing cause.
