India have had two of the best captains in World Cricket in the recent past, in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. A luxury, second to none. The Indian Cricket Team has been lucky to have had a smooth transition between captaincy changes. The baton was passed on from MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli, and now to Rohit Sharma, and the transition seemed flawless.
The Indian team is currently hosting England for a five-match Test series at home. The series is a part of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. However, the Indians have found themselves in unwanted scenarios in the inaugural Test match in Hyderabad.
Rohit Sharma took over the Test captaincy from Virat Kohli in 2022. The transition has been smooth, however, India have failed to win the World Test Championship (2023). India lost the WTC 2023 final to Australia.
Ever wondered who is the better captain at home in the red-ball format? Here is the home captaincy record of both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Tests.
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What is Virat Kohli's captaincy record at home in Tests?
Virat Kohli captained India for the first time in Tests at home in 2015, almost a year after taking over the captaincy from MS Dhoni in late 2014. The former India captain led the Test side at home on 31 occasions, winning 24 of them. The Indian team under Kohli lost on two occasions only, one each to Australia and England.
However, even after an affluent record, Kohli could not win the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) FInal in 2021. Virat Kohli and his men lost to New Zealand.
| Matches Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 77.41% |
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What is Rohit Sharma's captaincy record at home in Tests?
Rohit Sharma has captained six Test matches at home, since taking over the reigns in early 2022. The current Indian skipper won the Test series against Sri Lanka and Australia in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Rohit Sharma is the current captain of the Indian side, playing hosts to England in 2024. He is captaining his seventh Test at home in the inaugural match at Hyderabad.
However, like his counterpart Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma too failed to get his hands on the World Test Championship trophy. Sharma lost the final to Australia in 2023.
| Matches Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.66% |
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