With young Shubman Gill being elected as the skipper for the Indian side in the longest format of the game for the India-England Test series scheduled to take place next month, speculations have been revolving around his ability to lead at a very young age. His consistent comparison with India’s great MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma is in the talks. Dhoni’s win percentage in Tests is 45% while Rohit had a 50% win matches during his career.
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Dhoni Test Captaincy
That year, in 2008, MS Dhoni took up the captaincy in all game forms. In 2008, his first game as captain came against South Africa and finished in a draw. Dhoni took over as Test captain when he became the 31st Indian to hold that post. He played 60 matches as India’s captain in 21 different series. India claimed victory in 27 matches, lost 18, and drew 15. During his Test career, his win percentage was 45. When Dhoni stepped away from the Test team following the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2014, everyone was surprised, and Virat Kohli was chosen as captain.
Test Career
MS Dhoni played in 90 Test matches for India and batted in 144 innings. He scored 4876 runs, an average of 38.09, and his best score was 224. While Dhoni was mainly successful in ODIs, he also played six centuries and thirty-three half-centuries in Test cricket. He maintained a reliable batting average of 59.11 from 8249 balls. Aside from batting, Dhoni showed his worth with his excellent catching and stumping behind the wickets throughout his Tests.
Rohit Test Captaincy
Rohit Sharma’s record as India’s Test captain includes leading the team in 24 matches, winning 12, losing 9, and drawing 3. He had a win percentage of 50%. Notable achievements include series victories against Sri Lanka (2-0 at home), Bangladesh (2-0 away), and Australia (2-1 at home). He also scored 1,254 runs during his Test captaincy, with a batting average of 30.58.
Test Career
Rohit Sharma has played in a total of 67 Tests so far and made 4,301 runs, with each innings counting for an average of 41. Rohit Sharma has struck 472 fours and 88 sixes in his Test matches. His final Test for Australia came in Melbourne at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Dec 2024, scoring 9 runs off 40 delivered balls.
