Where does Rohit Sharma rank among India’s Test captains? ...Middle East

The India Cricket Team has had 36 Test captains since their debut in 1932 under Col CK Nayudu. However, in their 93-year history, not many have served as the captain for 10 or more matches. Only 17 of them have led India in 10 or more matches. Rohit Sharma was one of them. Rohit called it quits as India’s Test captain and as a Test player on May 7. While his tenure wasn’t considered hugely successful, he would remain one of the most successful Indian Test captains in terms of winning percentage.

Rohit Sharma had a winning percentage of 50%, second only to Virat Kohli, who led India to 40 Test wins, most by an Indian captain and had a winning percentage of 58.82.

Rohit Sharma’s Test captaincy highlights

Matches: 24 Wins: 12 Losses: 9 Draws: 3 Series wins: 5 Win%: 50.00

India’s Test captains

CaptainSpanMatWonLostTiedDrawWin %Virat Kohli2014-202268401701158.82MS Dhoni2008-201460271801545.00Sourav Ganguly2000-200549211301542.85Sunil Gavaskar1976-1985479803019.14Mod Azharuddin1990-199947141401929.78Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi1962-19754091901222.50Kapil Dev1983-1987344712211.76Rahul Dravid2003-2007258601132.00Sachin Tendulkar1996-2000254901216.00Rohit Sharma2022-2024241290350.00Bishan Singh Bedi1976-1978226110527.27Ajit Wadekar1971-197416440825.00Lala Amarnath1947-195215260713.33Vijay Hazare1951-19531415087.14Anil Kumble2007-200814350621.42Nari Contractor1960-196212220816.66Dilip Vengsarkar1987-198910250320.00*Only captains who led India in 10 or more matches

How did Rohit Sharma do as Test captain?

Rohit Sharma made his Test captaincy debut in 2022 against Sri Lanka in Mohali. While he wasn’t very keen on taking up the role, he stepped up after Virat Kohli quit captaincy. Then, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly urged him to take Test captaincy.

“Rohit Sharma wasn’t keen on taking up India’s captaincy in all three formats. It had gone to a stage where I told him ‘you’ll have to say yes otherwise I’ll make the announcement.’ Because he is an outstanding captain. And after Virat Kohli left, he was the best man to lead India,” Ganguly said in a chat with Kolkata TV.

India also lost the WTC Final 2023 under Rohit’s captaincy against Australia.

Rohit Sharma’s series records

Under captain Rohit Sharma, India went on a four-match winning streak to start with. He then bettered his own record with a six-match winning streak in 2024 before it all came crashing down. Rohit remains the only Indian captain under whom India was whitewashed at home. Rohit ended his Test captaincy and Test career, losing five of his last six matches.

SeriesMatWonLostHSLSStart DateResultWinnerIndia vs Sri Lanka, 2021/222205742524 Mar 20222-0IndiaIndia vs Australia, 2022/234215711099 Feb 20232-1IndiaWest Indies vs India, 202321043843812 Jul 20231-0IndiaSouth Africa vs India, 2023/2421124513126 Dec 20231-1DrawnIndia vs England, 2023/2454147720225 Jan 20244-1IndiaIndia vs Bangladesh, 2024/2522037637619 Sep 20242-0IndiaIndia vs New Zealand, 2024/253034624616 Oct 20240-3New ZealandAustralia vs India, 2024/253023691556 Dec 20241-3Australia

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