India vs Australia: When India's regular captain Rohit Sharma, who has returned to the team, will lead India in Adelaide, he will have the captaincy achievement of Virat Kohli in front of him. After missing the first Test in Perth due to 'personal' reasons, Rohit is set to lead the team during the upcoming pink-ball Test. It will also be a day-night game at the Adelaide Oval, which means the challenges will be different. Rohit will have to win the Test to match players like Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and Ajinkya Rahane. This is the captaincy record for winning the most matches against Australia.
Former India captain MS Dhoni tops the list with eight wins. At the second position are three former captains – Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Sourav Ganguly. All three have led India to three Test wins against Australia. Rohit, on the other hand, has led India on four occasions against Australia and led the team to two wins. So, with another win – Rohit has a chance to match Kohli and others. After a disappointing series against New Zealand, Kohli failed to score in the first Test in Perth and was out for five runs. But then, in the second innings, Kohli gave his best performance and scored his 81st international century. Kohli was comfortable at the crease and seemed to be enjoying his batting. With Kohli back in form, Australia will know that they will have to bowl him out early in Adelaide, otherwise they could be in trouble.
Comments are closed.