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The Indian team has performed a very poor performance so far in the ongoing three-match Test series against New Zealand. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the team had to face a crushing defeat in the first two consecutive Tests. Whereas Rohit also looked weak with the bat in his innings.
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Rohit Sharma has been a fine leader in Test matches after former captain Virat Kohli resigned following India's 2-1 Test defeat in South Africa. Under Rohit's captaincy, India made it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the second consecutive time, although they ultimately lost to Australia in June 2023. So, how has the Hitman performed as captain in Test matches? Let's take a look at Rohit Sharma stats as captain in Tests.
Rohit Sharma's performance as captain in Test cricket
Rohit's first Test match as captain of the Indian team was against their southern neighbors Sri Lanka – who were touring India on March 4, 2022, for a three-match ODI series and a two-match Test series. India won that Test by an innings and 222 runs and after this, India won the second Test as well by 238 runs. Rohit's tenure as India's Test captain couldn't have started in a better way.
Earlier this year, he led the Indian team in the two-match Test series against South Africa. In the first Test, India suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 32 runs, which was the first innings defeat in Rohit's tenure. But they made a brilliant comeback and won the second Test in Cape Town by seven wickets.
After this, India won the home Test series against England 4-1 and then whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 on home soil. However, during the recent Test series against New Zealand, India suffered their first home series loss in 12 years. New Zealand secured a 2-0 lead, winning the second Test by 113 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Rohit Sharma stats as captain in Tests
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Rohit Sharma has featured in 20 Test matches as captain. In these matches, he has won 12 and faced defeat in six. Rohit has a win percentage of 66.00.
| Matches | Wins | Defeats | Draws | Runs | AVG | Tons | Series | Wins | Defeat | Draw |
| 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 194 | 35.11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Rohit Sharma's captaincy record in away Tests
Under the leadership of Rohit, India has played only five Test matches away from home. Rohit led India for the first time in Tests outside India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia in June 2023, which was held at the Kennington Oval in London, UK. India had to face a crushing defeat and the Australian team won by 209 runs.
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Subsequently, Rohit led India in a two-match Test series on the West Indies tour, winning the first Test by an innings and 141 runs at Windsor Park. He scored a century in the first innings of that Test. The second Test, which took place at the Queen's Park Oval, ended in a draw.
The Test series against South Africa was the first time that Rohit would lead the Indian Test team on a tour of any of the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries.
India lost the first Test against South Africa by an innings and 32 runs, giving the Proteas an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series. However, India ended the tour on a high note with a comfortable seven-wicket win at Newlands.
| Matches | Won | Drawn/Tie | Lost | NR |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |