Team India captain Rohit Sharma will be eager to perform well when the hosts face New Zealand in the third Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, starting Friday, November 1. As this is his home ground, he will be even more motivated to excel as both a batter and captain.
However, Rohit has struggled in both areas during the Test series against New Zealand. The 37-year-old has scored only 62 runs in four innings, averaging 15.50. He recorded scores of 2 and 52 in the first Test in Bengaluru, followed by 0 and 8 in the second Test in Pune.
Like Virat Kohli, Rohit also had a disappointing series against Bangladesh, scoring 6 and 5 in the first match in Chennai and 23 and 8 in Kanpur. Overall, in 2024, he has played 10 Tests, accumulating 559 runs at an average of 31.05, including two centuries and two fifties.
Rohit Sharma’s performance in Test matches at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Examining Rohit Sharma’s record in Test matches at his home ground, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the Indian captain has played just one match there, which occurred during his debut Test series against West Indies in November 2013. Batting at No. 6, he scored an impressive 111 not out off 127 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes.
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Rohit didn’t need to bat a second time as West Indies lost the match by an innings and 126 runs. Notably, this match marked Sachin Tendulkar’s last appearance for India, where he scored 74 runs off 118 balls in a 150-minute innings that included 12 fours.
As for the current India captain, he has not played a single one-day match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In T20Is at the venue, the 37-year-old has participated in two matches, scoring a total of 114 runs.
In the 2016 T20 World Cup semifinal against West Indies, Rohit scored 43 off 31 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes. Later, in December 2019, he excelled with 71 runs off 34 balls in a T20I against West Indies, smashing six fours and five sixes.
He shared an opening partnership of 135 runs in just 11.4 overs with KL Rahul, who scored 91 off 56. India won the match by 67 runs.
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