The Indian cricket team has suffered an 8-wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the test match played in Bengaluru. After this defeat, Team India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma has trailed 0-1 in the 3-match Test series. With this defeat, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has equaled the unwanted records of former captains Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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Rohit Sharma's third defeat on home soil
Rohit Sharma has now become the joint third captain for India to lose the most number of matches on home soil. This is the third defeat at home for the Indian team under the captaincy of Hitman, with this he has equaled the 3-3 defeats of Dhoni and Ganguly.
Equaling the records of Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni
If we talk about the captains who have lost the most in India for Team India, then Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is at the top in this list. They have lost 9 test matches in India. After them, Bishan Singh Bedi, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin have faced defeat in 4-4 Test matches at home. Talking about Virat Kohli, he has lost only 2 test matches at home.
The captain who has lost the most test matches for India on home soil
9 Defeat- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
4 Defeat- Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar
3 defeats- Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma
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