{"id":197668,"date":"2024-12-18T12:40:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/defeats-galore-and-runs-dry-up-is-it-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-rohit-sharmas-test-captaincy\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:40:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:40:53","slug":"defeats-galore-and-runs-dry-up-is-it-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-rohit-sharmas-test-captaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/defeats-galore-and-runs-dry-up-is-it-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-rohit-sharmas-test-captaincy\/","title":{"rendered":"Defeats galore and runs dry up: Is it the beginning of the end of Rohit Sharma&#8217;s Test captaincy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/12\/special-english-1734516364.webp?resize=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Defeats galore and runs dry up: Is it the beginning of the end of Rohit Sharma&#8217;s Test captaincy?\" title=\"Defeats galore and runs dry up: Is it the beginning of the end of Rohit Sharma&#8217;s Test captaincy?\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span> Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">After India\u2019s unexpected 0-3 Test series\u00a0loss at home against New Zealand, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> said, &#8220;We are allowed one such performance in 12 years,\u201d and some of us seemed to have accepted his reasoning given India\u2019s success in red-ball cricket in the last few years. But is there anyone who can dare defend the \u2018five-time <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/ipl\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL<\/a> and T20 World Cup winning\u2019 captain after India was rescued\u00a0by rain in the third Test against Australia in Gabba?  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Since taking the reins from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a>, Rohit has enjoyed considerable success in white-ball cricket, which was highlighted\u00a0by the team winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, and the veteran duo retiring from the shortest format. But has Rohit done enough in Tests or half of what he has in white-ball cricket and should he be allowed to continue?<\/p>\n<p>With a 0-3 home series loss against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/kane-williamson\" rel=\"noopener\">Kane Williamson<\/a>-less Kiwis and now spectacularly throwing a lead in the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit is facing some real heat for the first time in his career. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/jasprit-bumrah\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a> showed he is ready to take over the reins from Rohit with an impressive leadership display in Perth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans are already demanding or some would say hoping for the BCCI\u2019s intervention to save the Indian team\u2019s blushes in BGT. But before leaving it to the fans, let\u2019s analyse Rohit\u2019s captaincy record, and his batting performance since taking the leadership role in Test cricket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age is against the hitman with just one Test fifty in the 2024-25 season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rohit was already over 34 when he succeeded Kohli as India\u2019s Test captain in 2022 and now, in\u00a0the twilight of his career, he is finding it difficult to keep up with the demands of red-ball cricket. He is not getting any\u00a0younger and his performances are unlikely to get better with age.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/12\/rohit-1-1734516364.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024-25 season, Rohit has already played six Test matches, and his stats do not favour him. He\u00a0scored just 142 runs with the help of one fifty, which came in a losing cause against New Zealand in the Bengaluru Test. He failed against Bangladesh at home and has shown no signs of improvement\u00a0with just 19 runs in three innings against Australia in the ongoing BGT. So, let\u2019s just agree to the fact that he is not going to get better with runs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has Test captaincy had any positive impact on his batting performance?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virat Kohli always led the Test team by example and with consistent performances with the\u00a0bat in hand.\u00a0Jasprit Bumrah also showed that he could do the same in the first Test against Australia in Perth, but has it been the same case with Rohit\u2019s performance as a Test captain? A big no.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit has already led India in 23 Test matches and the team enjoyed almost a dream run in the 2021-23 cycle with an appearance in the finale. But it was always a team effort and there are very few instances where he made the headlines with his batting performance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/12\/rohit-2-1734516364.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>As a Test captain, he has scored 1232 runs at an average of 32.42 with four centuries, not-so-great numbers for a leader of a dominant team like India. Compared to Rohit, the other Test captains like Ben Stokes, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/pat-cummins\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Cummins<\/a> and even Temba Bavuma are leading their teams with individual brilliance. Rohit also had his moments but when did we last witness them?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rohit\u2019s captaincy record and where does he stand compared to other India\u00a0captains?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okay, now let\u2019s take a look at his captaincy record. No one even talked about it till the recent shocker against New Zealand where India suffered their first home Test series defeat since 2012. And now India won handsomely in Perth under Bumrah\u2019s captaincy but Rohit came in the next game and we suffered a 10-wicket loss in Adelaide. It triggered cricket enthusiasts to dig into Rohit\u2019s captaincy record in Tests.    <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/12\/rohit-3-1734516364.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>In 22 Test matches under Rohit\u2019s leadership, India have won on just 12 occasions. But the surprising stat is India\u2019s home record under the current Test captain. It\u2019s hardly been three\u00a0years and India have lost five\u00a0Test matches under Rohit\u2019s captaincy so far.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an alarming stat as only one Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi has\u00a0lost more Test matches and that too before 1975, when India were nowhere near the top. Even <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/ms-dhoni\" rel=\"noopener\">MS Dhoni<\/a>, who was never considered among the great Test captains,\u00a0lost just three\u00a0of his 30 Test matches as a leader at home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/12\/rohit-4-1734516364.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>So, you just can\u2019t sweep it under the carpet after\u00a0India\u2019s recent 0-3 Test series loss against New Zealand\u00a0with a cheeky reply in a press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rohit vs other Test captains in 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the World Test Championship 2023-25 in its closing stages, all nine teams have played a good amount of Test cricket lately. India still remain alive in the race for the final spot but now they are clearly not favourites as they were three months ago. Other teams and their captains have stepped up to shake\u00a0India\u2019s dominance at the top of the WTC points table.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, Cummins and Stokes have been superb with their performances as captains and players, and have clearly outperformed Rohit in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rohit has scored just 597 runs in 24 Test innings in 2024 and his batting average is way below 30 leading into the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Only three other team\u2019s Test captains (\u00a0frontline batters) have a lower batting average than Rohit. No disrespect intended, but even Pakistan captain Shan Masood and Sri Lanka\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/dhananjaya-de-silva\" rel=\"noopener\">Dhananjaya de Silva<\/a> have better numbers than Rohit in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/12\/test-caption-1734516364.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Rohit Sharma's downfall as Test captain in 2024\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>But after seeing a sad ending to Virat Kohli\u2019s captaincy in early 2022, should Rohit avoid the media trial and step away from the leadership role\u00a0himself? Given his stature in the team and his contribution to Indian cricket, he should be given a chance to mirror himself and make the right decision for the team. But will he do it? Or are we closing in on another unsavoury captaincy change in Indian cricket?<\/p>\n<div class=\"atmidvid\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"qSSdVj5dAfI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IND VS AUS TEST : Rohit Sharma \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0906\u0924 ?, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e BGT \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0906\u0916\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0940\u0930\u0940\u091c? |Team India\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qSSdVj5dAfI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/defeats-galore-and-runs-dry-up-is-it-the-beginning-of-end-of-rohit-sharma-s-test-captaincy-2024-12-18-966740\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : INDIA TV Rohit Sharma&#8217;s downfall as Test captain in 2024 After India\u2019s unexpected 0-3 Test series\u00a0loss at home against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma said, &#8220;We are allowed one such performance in 12 years,\u201d and some of us seemed to have accepted his reasoning given India\u2019s success in red-ball cricket in the last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/12\/special-english-1734516364.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[605],"tags":[10391,91897,14969,9390,6176,4618,16785,1373,140580,1374,11287,342,149739,76821,109369,155071,345,5372,1696,848],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197670,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197668\/revisions\/197670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}