Rohit Sharma joins the unwanted list: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India faced a crushing defeat by 10 wickets against Australia in the Pink Ball Test match played at the Adelaide Oval. The Indian team started the tour very well, winning the first match in Perth by 295 runs, but in the second match, the hosts Australia made a strong comeback and leveled the series 1-1. took over the captaincy of Team India as Rohit was unable to make it to the squad for the match. At the same time, with the loss in the Adelaide Test match, Rohit Sharma as Indian captain has become part of a list of shame, which he did not expect.
Along with Kohli and Dhoni, Rohit also became a part of this bad list of captains.
Captaining the Indian team is not an easy task and the captain faces the most criticism when the team faces constant defeats. Rohit Sharma’s captaincy has been heavily criticized for this reason, the biggest reason being that Team India has suffered consecutive defeats in the last 4 Test matches played under his leadership, including first Virat and Team India Dhoni. In Test cricket, the record for most consecutive losing streaks as an Indian captain is held by Nawab Pataudi, who led Team India to a six-match losing streak between 1967–68.
Players with most consecutive defeats in Test matches as Indian captain
Nawab Pataudi – 6 matches (Year 1967-68)
Sachin Tendulkar – 5 matches (Year 1999-2000)
Dutta Gaekwad – 4 matches (Year 1959)
MS Dhoni – 4 Matches (2011)
MS Dhoni – 4 Matches (2014)
Virat Kohli – 4 Matches (Year 2020-21)
Rohit Sharma – 4 Matches (Year 2024)
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