IND vs WI: Captain Rohit Sharma has been poor in Tests in West Indies, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has a stormy record there
Ajinkya Rahane’s performance in Test cricket in West Indies has been much better than Rohit Sharma’s.
The Indian cricket team has reached West Indies for the cricket series against the West Indies and the two-match Test series between the two countries will be held from July 12. Ajikya Rahane, who was again made the vice-captain in this Test series, will be the focus of all eyes as he returns to the Indian Test team after a long time.
However, his comeback was made through the final match of the World Test Championship 2023 where he batted well against Australia. Now he will be expected to do well in the West Indies as well where Rahane has been doing exceptionally well in Tests. At the same time, the bat of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has been silent in the Test in West Indies.
Rahane’s performance against Rohit in Test in West Indies
If we talk about Test cricket on Caribbean soil, here Indian captain Rohit Sharma has played two Test matches and in this he has scored only 50 runs with an average of 25. His best score here has been 41 runs. On the other hand, talking about Rohit Sharma’s overall performance in Tests against West Indies, he has scored 338 runs in 4 Tests against this team with an average of 112.66. Rohit Sharma has so far scored two centuries against this team and the best score has been 177 runs.
Talking about Ajinkya Rahane, he has done exceptionally well in Test cricket on West Indies soil. He has scored 514 runs in 6 Test matches at an average of 102.80 and has scored two centuries as well as three half-centuries. At the same time, his best score in Test cricket has been 108 not out in West Indies. On the other hand, Rahane has scored 635 runs in 10 innings of 8 matches against the West Indies in the overall Test format with an average of 90.71, which includes 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries. The kind of performance Rahane has so far in Tests in the West Indies, it is expected that he will once again be able to score well in this Test series on Caribbean soil.
