Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday, bringing the curtains down on a rollercoaster career in the red-ball format. In 2021, Rohit became the 35th test captain of India as he took over following Virat Kohli’s resignation. His first assignment was a two-match series against Sri Lanka. He led India to the World Test Championship final in the 2021/23 cycle, but the team lost to Australia in the title clash.
Here’s a statistical breakdown of Rohit Sharma’s Test career:
67: Rohit Sharma played 67 games across his career. He played 20 matches before he was promoted as opener and played a majority of his next 47 matches at the top of the order (barring a couple of Tests in Australia).
4,301: Rohit Sharma scored 4,301 runs in his career with an average of 40.57. He was more successful batting as an opener with 2,697 runs in 66 innings.
91: Rohit Sharma holds the record for the joint-most sixes scored by an Indian in test cricket. He scored 91 sixes in his career tied with Virender Sehwag but Rohit scored it in just 67 games as compared to 104 games of Sehwag.
212: It is the highest score of Rohit Sharma and the only double century he would score in his Test career. Laced with 28 fours and 6 sixes, Rohit scored 212 in 255 balls against South Africa in 2019. India won the test by an innings and 202 runs.
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After taking over from Virat, Rohit captained India in 24 test matches winning 12, losing nine and drawing 3.
50%- Rohit Sharma has an exact win record of 50 percent. He started with four consecutive test wins before losing to Australia in the 2023 Border Gavaskar Trophy. His latest win was against Bangladesh in 2024.
12: Probably the biggest bolt on Rohit’s test captaincy career is losing a home series after 12 years. Known for home dominance, India was stunned by New Zealand in the 2024 series as the Kiwis won the series 3-0.
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Matches played: 24
Won: 12
Lost: 9
Drawn: 3
India Test series results under Rohit Sharma
beat Sri Lanka 2-0 (home)
beat Bangladesh 2-0 (away)
beat Australia 2-1 (home)
lost to Australia in the WTC Final
beat West Indies 1-0 (away)
drew South Africa 1-1 (away)
beat England 4-1 (home)
beat Bangladesh 2-0 (home)
lost to New Zealand 0-3 (home)
lost to Australia 1-3 (away)*
as captain
Matches: 24 | Runs: 1254 | Average: 30.58 | 100s: 4
not as captain
Matches: 43 | Runs: 3047 | Average: 46.87 | 100s: 8
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