What is Rohit Sharma's record in Test matches against Bangladesh?
Having led India during the three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka at the start of last month, Rohit Sharma will be back in action when India face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series at home. The first Test will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 19 to September 23. The second Test will be held at Green Park in Kanpur from September 27 to October 1.
India have an impressive Test record against Bangladesh. The two sides have clashed 13 times in the red-ball format, with India winning 11 matches, while the two other games ended in a draw. While the two teams last met in the format in format in December 2022, India registered a 2-0 win in a hard-fought series.
Rohit did not feature in the last Test series against Bangladesh due to a thumb injury. Also, he has an underwhelming record in Test record against Bangladesh and will be keen to improve his stats in the upcoming series. In three Test matches against Bangladesh, the 37-year-old has scored 33 runs at an average of 11. He batted only one time each in all three games.
The right-hander played his first Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah in June 2015. He was dismissed for six, bowled by left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan. In the first Test in Indore in November 2019, he was again out for six, caugh behind off Abu Jayed. Rohit scored 21 in the next Test in Kolkata - a day-night encounter. He failed to convert his start as he was trapped lbw by Ebadot Hossain.
Rohit Sharma's record in the ongoing World Test Championship
The India vs Bangladesh series will be part of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. In the 2023-25 WTC, Rohit is currently at the number 12 position on the list of leading run-getters.
In nine matches (16 innings), he has scored 700 runs at an average of 46.66, with three hundreds and three half-centuries. The opening batter hit 400 runs in the five-match Test series against England earlier this year, averaging 44.44, with two tons and one fifty.
Earlier, the Indian skipper struggled in the two-match Test series in South Africa, registering scores of 5, 0, 39 and 16*. Before the series against Proteas, Rohit impressed in the two-match Test series in West Indies in July 2023. He hammered 240 runs in three innings, averaging 80, with one ton and two fifties.