Aakash Chopra exposes Rohit Sharma's miserable run as Test captain with proof

Former India National Cricket Team opening batsman Aakash Chopra has exposed the disastrous records of the Test captain Rohit Sharma since he took over the top job in Indian cricket.

Aakash Chopra opined that the current form of Rohit Sharma in Test cricket is definitely a huge concern for the Indian team and shared his poor stats as a batter.

Rohit Sharma going through a lean patch

India National Cricket Team skipper Rohit Sharma has been absolutely awful with the bat in the last four Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home.

He has looked in all sorts of trouble against spinners as well as pacers and his poor performance with the bat even led to Team India facing a shocking Test series loss at home against the Black Caps.

In the two Test matches against Bangladesh in Chennai and Kanpur, Rohit Sharma registered scores of 6, 5, 23 and 8. As the action moved to Bengaluru and Pune for the matches against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma's poor form continued as he ended up with scores of 2, 52, 0, and 8.

The Indian skipper needs to ensure he fires with the bat in the Wankhede Test against New Zealand, which will begin on November 1, as he will need some runs under his belt as India head to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

The average of 35 as a captain in 20 matches, that's not sitting right with me personally - Rohit Sharma

Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra highlighted Rohit Sharma's failure to score in his last 8 Test innings.

He went on to dig down the batting records of the Indian captains, who have led the team in at least 20 Tests. Aakash Chopra mentioned that Rohit averages 35 in his tenure as Test captain, which is one of the worst in cricket history. He elaborated:

"In the last two Test series thus far, he has scored only one fifty in eight innings, the same as Virat Kohli. So obviously there will be questions. However, how are his numbers if we talk about India's Test captains who have captained in at least 20 matches in the last 50 years?

"Virat Kohli is at the top of that list, with an average of 54 in 68 matches. Sachin Tendulkar had an average of 51 in 25 matches, Sunil Gavaskar had an average of 50 in 47 matches, Rahul Dravid had an average of 44 in 25 matches, and Mohammad Azharuddin had an average of 43 in 47 matches.

"MS Dhoni had an average of 40 in 60 matches and Sourav Ganguly had an average of 37 in 49 matches. Dada had only five centuries in 49 matches and Rohit Sharma is below him. He has scored 1,194 runs at an average of 35 in 20 matches. The average of 35 as a captain in 20 matches, that's not sitting right with me personally."

So this is hurting us a little because Rohit has a slightly middling average if we see 19 matches at home since 2020 - Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra further spoke about the record at home of the Indian batters in Test cricket. He said that Rohit Sharma's 'bad' average of 36.9 is hurting him a lot. The cricketer-turned-commentator elaborated:

"I also saw the stats of Indian batters at home since 2020. Rohit Sharma has scored 1,181 runs but the average is 36.9. Shubman Gill has an average of 41. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant are the only two shining stars. Jaiswal has scored 1,056 runs at an average of 66 in nine matches.

"Rishabh Pant has scored 753 runs at an average of 50. Apart from both of them, Rohit is at 36 and Virat Kohli is at 32. So this is hurting us a little because Rohit has a slightly middling average if we see 19 matches at home since 2020. Not good enough actually."