Boxing Day Test Adds Rare Record to Rohit Sharma's Name

Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma has continued his poor form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After disappointing performances in the previous two matches, Rohit failed to make an impact in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He was dismissed after scoring just 3 runs off 5 balls, caught by Scott Boland off the bowling of Australian captain Pat Cummins.

With this dismissal, Rohit Sharma has registered an unusual and unwanted record in Test cricket. He has now been dismissed five times by an opposing team’s captain in Test matches, equaling a rare record held by former cricket legends.

The Boxing Day Test dismissal adds Rohit Sharma to a list of players who have been dismissed five times by the same opposing captain in Test cricket. This feat was previously achieved by Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was dismissed five times by Pakistan’s former captain and all-time great Imran Khan. Similarly, England’s former captain Ted Dexter was dismissed five times by Australia’s former skipper Richie Benaud.

Rohit Sharma now shares this unenviable record with these cricketing stalwarts.