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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has ended up being a disappointment in the first Test match in Centurion as he got dismissed for just 5 runs while looking for a big score in an attempt to try pull shot. Rohit Sharma have always struggled to play cricket on South African soil; hence he doesn't have a good record with bat at that venue.

Here, in this article we will have a look at how Rohit Sharma has fared in Test cricket on South African soil.

Rohit Sharma's scores in Test cricket on South African soil:

  • 14(42) & 6(13) vs SA in Johannesburg, 2013
  • 0(1) & 25(46) vs SA in Durban, 2013
  • 11(59) & 10(30) vs SA in Cape Town, 2018
  • 10(27) & 47(74) vs SA in Centurion, 2018
  • 5(14) vs SA in Centurion, 2023

Rohit Sharma in Tests on South African soil:

  • Inns - 9
  • Runs - 128
  • Avg - 14.22

Rohit averages 14.22 with the bat in Test cricket on South African soil.

Bowlers to dismiss Rohit Sharma most times in international cricket:

  • Kagiso Rabada - 13 times
  • Tim Southee - 12 times
  • Angelo Mathews - 10 times

Kagiso Rabada has dismissed Rohit Sharma most times in international cricket history.

Bowlers to dismiss Rohit Sharma most times in Test cricket:

  • Nathan Lyon - 9 times
  • Kagiso Rabada - 6 times
  • Pat Cummins/Jack Leach - 4 times