Team India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma is now ready to defeat Bangladesh in a 2 match Test series at home. The two match Test series between India and Bangladesh will start from 19 September. The Test series between the two countries will be played from 19 September to 1 October. The first Test between India and Bangladesh will be played in Chennai and the second Test in Kanpur. Rohit Sharma has a chance to create history in Test cricket. Rohit Sharma can create a stir in world cricket by breaking a great record.
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Rohit Sharma has a chance to create history in Tests
Rohit Sharma can break a great record of former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin as a captain in Test cricket. Virat Kohli is the captain who has won the most Test matches for India. Under his captaincy, Virat Kohli led Team India to victory in 40 Test matches. At the same time, Rohit Sharma has captained Team India in 16 Test matches so far. India has won 10 Test matches under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Team India has lost 4 Test matches during this period, while two matches have ended in a draw.
Rohit will create a stir by breaking this great record
India has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh in September. At the same time, Team India has to play a three-match Test series against New Zealand in October. If Rohit Sharma makes India win all these five Test matches under his captaincy, then he will break a great record of Mohammad Azharuddin as a captain. Rohit Sharma will leave behind Mohammad Azharuddin in terms of winning the most matches for India as a Test captain. By clean sweeping the Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand, Rohit Sharma will win 15 Test matches under his captaincy and will go ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin.
Virat Kohli dominates the table
Mohammad Azharuddin captained Team India in 47 Test matches. India has won 14 Test matches under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin. Team India has lost 14 Test matches during this period, while 19 matches have ended in a draw. Talking about India’s most successful Test captain, this record is registered in the name of Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli led India to victory in the most 40 Test matches under his captaincy. After Virat Kohli comes Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won 27 matches while captaining Team India in 60 Test matches. Sourav Ganguly has won 21 matches in 47 Test matches while captaining Team India.
Captains who have won the most Test matches for India
1. Virat Kohli – 40 wins in 68 Test matches
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 27 wins in 60 Test matches
3. Sourav Ganguly – 21 wins in 49 Test matches
4. Mohammad Azharuddin – 14 wins in 47 Test matches
5. Rohit Sharma – 10 wins in 16 Test matches
6. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – 9 wins in 40 Test matches
7. Sunil Gavaskar – 9 wins in 47 Test matches
8. Rahul Dravid – 8 wins in 25 Test matches