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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Who is the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game? Notes: Veteran Cricketer of the New Zealand Team, Ross Taylor recently created history by becoming the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game-Test, ODI, T20 I.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cricket Legend Virat Kohli has become the first Indian and just the second player overall in international cricket history to have played 100 matches each in all three formats of the game.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ross Taylor made his international debut against the West Indies on 1 March 2006 in an ODI, from that point he made his T20 debut against Sri Lanka in Wellington on 22 December the same year.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the sport of cricket, playing 100 Test matches is considered to be a significant achievement. Colin Cowdrey of England was the first cricketer to have reached this landmark, celebrating the occasion with a score of 104 runs against Australia in 1968 during the 1968 Ashes series.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma is the first Indian male cricketer to play 100 matches of T-20 format.