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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma levels MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in Embarrassing list after 10-wicket loss in Adelaide Test
With the 10-wicket loss to Australia in the Adelaide Test, Rohit Sharma lost his fourth consecutive Test as the Indian captain.
Published: Dec 08, 2024, 04:39 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 08, 2024, 08:41 PM (IST)
Indian captain Rohit Sharma returning to the squad after missing the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has not gone well. After the team’s 10-wicket defeat to Australia in Adelaide, Rohit lost his fourth consecutive Test match as captain of India.
Rohit got added to the embarrassing list that has some well-known names. A lot of captains from India have dropped four Test matches back-to-back. The five other Indian captains who have lost four or more back-to-back Test marches are Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Datta Gaekwad, and MK Pataudi.
Indian captains who have lost back-to-back four or more Test matches:
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- MAK Pataudi – 6 (1967-68)
- Sachin Tendulkar – 5 (1999-00)
- Datta Gaekwad – 4 (1959)
- MS Dhoni – 4 (2011)
- MS Dhoni – 4 (2014)
- Virat Kohli – 4 (2020-21)
- Rohit Sharma – 4 (2024)*
The last Indian captain to have lost four consecutive Test matches was Virat Kohli. In the 2020-21 season India faced defeats in two Tests against New Zealand, one against England, and one against Australia under the leadership of Kohli.