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Detailed explanation-1: -Don Bradman had an average of 98.22. Rohit Sharma surpassed the batting average of the legendary Don Bradman in Test cricket on home soil on Sunday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bradman scored 4,332 runs in 33 home Tests at an average of 98.22.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed “The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 has been cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.

Detailed explanation-4: -When he made 334-his first triple century-against England in the 1930 Ashes, Bradman scored 309 of those runs on 11 July 1930, which remains as the highest number of runs scored by a single batsman in one day. It was the highest individual Test score until Wally Hammond scored 336 in 1933.

Detailed explanation-5: -Blessed with superlative talent, he needed just four runs in his last Test innings to end an illustrious Test career with an average of 100. He was, however, dismissed for zero, and finished with an overall average of 99.94. However, the legacy left by him still remains unmatched.