Indian skipper Rohit Sharma hasn't played many Test matches as captain, but however in a short space, he has a decent win record where majority of the games were played on home soil. Notably, the ongoing tour of South Africa will be his first Test series as captain in SENA country.
Here, in this article we will have a look at how Rohit Sharma has fared as captain of India in Test cricket.
Rohit Sharma as captain of India in Test cricket:
- Played - 9
- Won - 5
- Drawn - 2
- Lost - 2
Rohit Sharma in Test series as captain:
- Won 2-0 (2) vs Sri Lanka in 2022 (Home)
- Won 2-1 (4) vs Australia in 2023 (Home)
- Lost WTC 2023 Finals vs Australia (on England soil)
- Won 1-0 (2) vs West Indies in 2023 (Away)
Rohit Sharma as skipper has won three out of three bilateral Test series either on home soil. Hence this two-match Test series against South Africa will be a very challenging one like WTC 2023 Final.
Indian team Test results with Rohit Sharma as captain:
- Beat Sri Lanka by an innings & 222 runs in Mohali, 2022
- Beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in Bengaluru, 2022
- Beat Australia by an innings & 132 runs in Nagpur, 2023
- Beat Australia by 6 wickets in Delhi, 2023
- Lost to Australia by 9 wickets in Indore, 2023
- Match drawn vs Australia in Ahmedabad, 2023
- Lost to Australia by 209 runs at The Oval, WTC 2023 Finals
- Beat West Indies by an innings & 141 runs in Roseau, 2023
- Match drawn vs West Indies in Port of Spain, 2023
