Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has been known for leading from the front. On every big occasion, he comes in the opening and lays the foundation of victory. For this reason, he is counted as a successful captain and batsman. But something has happened in the current series against New Zealand, which he will not be able to forget even if he wants to. The Test series against New Zealand was no less than a nightmare for Rohit Sharma. In this series he has seen the worst time of his career.
Worst batting of test career
Team India has already lost the series against New Zealand by losing the first two matches. Rohit also flopped in all five innings of this series. But in the second innings of Mumbai Test, he had a chance to win the match by playing a big innings. Also, they could gain confidence before going on Australia tour. But Rohit could score only 11 runs with the help of 2 fours and failed once again.
Along with this, this proved to be the worst series of his Test career as a batsman. The Indian captain scored 91 runs in this series at an average of just 15.16. This is the worst average of his Test career in a Test series of at least 3 matches.
Not only this, amidst the dominance of spin bowlers, two fast bowlers troubled them a lot. Against New Zealand, Rohit was out against the pacers 4 times out of 6. Tim Southee and Matt Henry hunted him 2-2 times. Apart from this, Rohit has been able to score only 133 runs in the last 5 test matches in 10 innings at an average of 13.30. Let us tell you that with the beginning of the World Test Championship in 2019, Rohit started opening in Tests. Since then his average in Tests (42.29) has fallen to its lowest level.
There was a ‘taint’ on the captaincy too
The Test series against New Zealand was no less than a nightmare for Rohit Sharma. Apart from batting, Rohit’s decisions as captain were also wrong on many occasions. At the same time, luck also did not favor him. Under his captaincy, Team India made many shameful records of defeat. Overall, he had to face defeat all around. First of all, due to Rohit’s wrong decisions, the Indian team lost only 46 runs in the Bengaluru Test.
Then by winning that match, New Zealand ended the 36-year drought of test victory in India. After that, after losing in Pune, Team India lost the Test series at home after 12 years. In the series, 2 out of 3 tosses were lost, which benefited New Zealand. Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma has been able to win the toss only in 8 out of 21 matches while captaining in his Test career. He is the second worst Indian captain in terms of winning the toss in Tests.
