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- Published: December 15, 2024 12:31
New Delhi: As Team India enters a tricky situation in Gabba (Brisbane), Indian skipper Rohit Sharma risks equalling the record of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi of losing the highest number of test match defeats on the trot. Earlier, the Indian cricket team slumped to an embarrassing 10-wicket loss to a rejuvenated Australian side. As a result, Rohit equalled the unwanted feats achieved in the past by MS Dhoni, Datta Gaekwad, and Kapil Dev.
During his stint as captain, Sachin Tendulkar lost five Test matches on the trot while legendary cricketer MAK Pataudi is at the top of the list with six defeats as captain in Test cricket.
Captains with the highest number of losses in Test cricket
Here’s a list of Indian captains with the most number of losses:
- 6 MAK Pataudi (1967-68)
- 5 Sachin Tendulkar (1999-00)
- 4 Datta Gaekwad (1959)
- 4 MS Dhoni (2011)
- 4 MS Dhoni (2014)
- 4 Virat Kohli (2020-21)
- 4 Rohit Sharma (2024)*
Has the Aussies found the chink in the armour?
While Rohit has suffered for his lack of footwork in the only test he has played so far, Virat Kohli’s case has been a peculiar and unique case where he slumped yet again to a below-par score in the Adelaide test. Meanwhile, Australia maintained their unblemished record in day/night Tests and levelled the five-match series 1-1, bouncing back in style after their Perth debacle.
The “HEAD-Ache!” for Team India
On the other hand, the main cause of dismay for team India, Travis Head once again butchered the Indian bowlers courtesy of terrible line and length in bowling.
Travis Head continued to bully India by smashing a second successive hundred while Steve Smith clawed his way back to form with his 33rd century as Australia reached an imposing 405 for 7 at the end of the second day of the third Test here Sunday.
Head, who cracked 140 in the previous Test, hit a brilliant 152 off just 160 balls and added 241 runs for the fourth wicket with Smith (101 off 190 balls), who scored one of his more laboured hundreds in the traditional format. For India, Jasprit Bumrah (5/72) stood out from the pack with his 12th five-wicket haul while Akash Deep (0/78) despite bowling well was distinctly unlucky.
