Rohit Sharma Test Captaincy Record; IND vs AUS 5th Test: The last test match of the Border-Gavaskar series is being played between India and Australia. Just a day before this, there was news of captain Rohit Sharma not playing in the Sydney Test and something similar happened, Rohit was rested in the fifth Test and Jasprit Bumrah, who captained in Perth, has returned to the role. Captain Jasprit Bumrah said that this decision has been taken by Rohit Sharma himself and it is a decision taken in the interest of the team. After the consecutive flops in the current Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia and now the decision to distance himself from the Sydney Test, it has now become a topic of discussion whether Rohit will say goodbye to Test cricket with the end of this series. .
Rohit Sharma’s performance in BGT series
Rohit’s exclusion from the Sydney Test in the current BGT is due to his poor form and struggle to score runs. The experienced opening batsman has scored only 31 runs in five innings at an average of 6.20 in the ongoing series against Australia. Rohit has been facing criticism for his Test batting since the Bangladesh series.
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Rohit’s captaincy figures in Tests for India
Rohit Sharma has captained India in 24 Test matches so far, in which Team India has won 12 matches, lost 9 and drawn 3 matches, according to which India’s winning percentage is 50%, Rohit’s captaincy is based on these figures. From this point of view, he is better than other Indian captains who have captained in 10 or more matches in Test cricket.
Rohit’s captaincy has not worked well abroad
Talking about Rohit Sharma’s record as a Test captain, these figures are disappointing, under his captaincy India has played 8 matches in which it has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches.
Bumrah said on Rohit Sharma being out of Sydney test
India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah said, “Rohit Sharma has shown leadership ability by opting to rest the fifth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Sydney.” At the time of the toss, India pacer Jasprit Bumrah came out wearing a blazer and confirmed that Rohit Sharma has opted to rest for the final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Speaking at the time of the toss, Bumrah said “Rohit choosing to rest shows there is a lot of unity in the Indian team.” He said there was “no selfishness” in him. Bumrah further said that whatever happens, it is in the interest of the team. “We have played really good cricket in this series. The last match was very exciting. Hopefully we will play well.
