- Rohit Sharma: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India had to face defeat by eight wickets in the Bengaluru Test. Also, an unwanted record has been registered.
Rohit Sharma : Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India had to face defeat by eight wickets in the Bengaluru Test. By winning in Bengaluru, the Kiwi team ended their drought of victory on Indian soil after 36 years. On one hand, while the Kiwi team ended their drought by winning, on the other hand, a stain has been put on the captaincy of Indian captain Rohit, which was never put on the captaincy of Virat and Dhoni. What is that stain? Let us tell you
An unwanted record was registered in the name of Rohit Sharma
Actually, after the defeat against New Zealand, an unwanted record has been registered in the name of Rohit Sharma. He has joined the list of captains who have lost the most Test matches at home. He has joined the club of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar in the record of defeat as captain. Let us tell you that 14 matches have been played at home under Rohit’s captaincy. Out of 14, India has faced defeat thrice.
India lost three matches under Rohit’s captaincy
It is known that this year India hosted England under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. India lost to the English team in the very first match. Not only the English team, but India also had to face defeat under Rohit’s captaincy in the match played in Indore in the BGT series last year. Australia was captained by Steve Smith in this match. Now India has to face defeat against New Zealand.
India faced only 2 defeats under the captaincy of Virat Kohli
For information, let us tell you that under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, India played 21 matches on Indian soil and lost 3 matches. Whereas under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India played 30 matches and lost 3. Apart from this, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India played 14 matches and lost 3. Talking about Virat Kohli, Team India played the most Test matches during his tenure. Under his captaincy, Team India played 31 matches and lost 2.