What is Rohit Sharma's record in Test cricket at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai?
Team India captain Rohit Sharma will be keen to lead from the front with the willow when the hosts take on New Zealand in the third Test at the Wankhede in Mumbai starting Friday, November 1. The venue is also his home ground, so the veteran will be all the more inspired to do well as batter and captain.
To be fair, Rohit has failed in both aspects in the Test series against New Zealand. The 37-year-old has managed 62 runs in four innings at an average of 15.50. The opener registered scores of 2 and 52 in the first Test in Bengaluru and 0 and 8 in the second in Pune.
Like Virat Kohli, the Indian captain too had a poor series against the Bangladesh. He was out for 6 and 5 in the first game in Chennai and followed it up with 23 and 8 in Kanpur. Overall, he has played 10 Tests in 2024, scoring 559 runs at an average of 31.05, with two hundreds and as many fifties.
How Rohit Sharma has fared in Tests at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Looking at Rohit's record in Test matches at his home ground, the Wankhede in Mumbai, the Indian captain has played only one game, which was during his debut Test series against West Indies in November 2013. Batting at No. 6, he hammered 111* off 127, smacking 11 fours and three sixes.
Rohit didn't need to bat a second time, as the West indies lost the match by an innings and 126 runs. Significantly, it was Sachin Tendulkar's last match for India and he signed off with 74 off 118, a 150-minute knock that featured 12 fours.
Coming back to the current India captain, he hasn't featured in a single one-dayer at the Wankhede in Mumbai. Looking at his record in T20Is at the venue, the 37-year-old has played two matches, scoring 114 runs. The Hitman scored 43 off 31 in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final against West Indies, smashing three fours and an equal number of sixes.
The opening batter starred with 71 off 34 in a T20I against the West Indies in December 2019. The right-hander clubbed six fours and five sixes, featuring in an opening stand of 135 in 11.4 overs with KL Rahul (91 off 56). The Men in Blue clinched the game by 67 runs.