After two days, the India vs England test series is about to begin. India, under by Rohit Sharma, will play England at home. Captain Rohit gets an opportunity to create history. He can outperform three past captains of India.
In 11 Test matches thus far, Rohit has guided India. These were six Tests that India won. England will see Rohit play five Test matches. If Rohit wins one of these Tests, he will pass Bishan Singh Bedi. In 22 Tests, the former captain of India had six victories. If Rohit wins a match, he will take Bedi’s place.
Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy Records in Test Cricket :
Matches
11
Won
6
Lost
3
Draw
2
Win%
54.54%
Bishan Singh Bedi ‘s Captaincy Records in Test Cricket :
Matches
22
Won
6
Lost
11
Draw
5
Win%
27.27%
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar’s Captaincy Records in Test Cricket :
Matches
49
Won
9
Lost
8
Draw
30
Win%
19.14%
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s Captaincy Records in Test Cricket :
Matches
40
Won
9
Lost
19
Draw
12
Win%
22.50%
Sunil Gavaskar and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi will be at the top of the rankings if Rohit is able to win four Tests in this series. As India captains, both have won nine Test matches. Rohit will have won ten Tests overall if he wins four of them. The England-India Test will begin on January 25. Hyderabad will host this test match. Visakhapatnam is the venue for the second match. The test match commenced on February 2. There will be no Virat Kohli in these two Test matches. The locations of the final three Tests are Dharamsala, Ranchi, and Rajkot. As a English coach Brendon McCullum, is making his maiden trip to India.
