Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma's comeback to the team after missing the first Test did not go well. Following the team's 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide on Sunday, December 8, Rohit lost his fourth consecutive Test match as captain of India. Sharma was added to the embarrassing list that has some illustrious names. Many captains from India have dropped four straight Test matches. The five other Indian captains who have lost four or more consecutive Test matches are Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Datta Gaekwad, and MK Pataudi.
Indian captains to have lost four or more consecutive Test matches
- MAK Pataudi - 6 (1967-68)
- Sachin Tendulkar - 5 (1999-00)
- Datta Gaekwad - 4 (1959)
- MS Dhoni - 4 (2011)
- MS Dhoni - 4 (2014)
- Virat Kohli - 4 (2020-21)
- Rohit Sharma - 4 (2024)*
The last Indian captain to drop four straight Test matches was Virat Kohli. During the 2020–21 season, India suffered defeats in two Test matches against New Zealand, one against England, and one against Australia (BGT, Adelaide) under Kohli.
Australia thrash India by 10 wickets to level series 1-1
Australia destroyed India's confidence and swept back into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in just two days and one session. Australia dominated India by 10 wickets to level the five-match series 1-1 on Day 3, December 8—thanks to an astonishing century from Travis Head and aggressive spells from Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.
The Aussies were fired up to defend their pink-ball stronghold after suffering a 295-run thumping in the series opener in Perth. And on Sunday afternoon, they did it with great force, tearing through the Indian batting lineup. After captain Pat Cummins joined the pink-ball party with a five-wicket haul, India was swept out for 175, adding just 47 runs to their overnight score.
Australia chased it down without losing as single wicket in the reply, reaching their 19-run target in 3.2 overs. Travis Head's incredible 140 runs on Day 2 of the pink ball Test match earned him the title of player of the match.