Rohit Sharma Test Record As Captain: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India lost the second test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played against Australia in Adelaide. Earlier, the first Test of the series was played in Perth, in which Team India won under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah. After losing the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide, questions have started being raised on Rohit Sharma's captaincy.
With defeat in every test, Rohit Sharma's captaincy is being described as bad. So is Rohit Sharma really the worst Test captain? Let us know that captain Rohit Sharma is at number one in losing consecutive tests.
Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma has jointly become the third Indian captain who has faced defeat in more than 4 consecutive Tests. The record for facing the most consecutive defeats as a captain for India is held by Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who lost 6 consecutive Tests while being the captain in 1967-68.
Veteran Sachin Tendulkar is at second position in the list. Tendulkar had lost five consecutive Tests as captain for India in 1999-2000. After this, Dutta Gaikwad (1959), MS Dhoni (2011 and 2014), Virat Kohli (2020-21) and Rohit Sharma (2024) are jointly at third position as Indian captains with 4-4 consecutive defeats.
Most consecutive defeats for India as captain (in Tests)
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1967-68) – 6 losses
Sachin Tendulkar (1999-2000) – 5 losses
After Dutta Gaekwad (1959) – 4 defeats
MS Dhoni (2011 and 2014) – 4 losses
Virat Kohli (2020-21) – 4 losses
Rohit Sharma (2024) – 4 defeats.
Rohit Sharma's test career
Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma has played 65 tests for Team India so far. In 113 innings of these matches, he has scored 4279 runs at an average of 41.54. During this period, he has scored 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries, in which the high score has been 212 runs.
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