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Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: The condition of the Indian team in the ongoing Test series against Australia is not unknown to anyone. Perhaps this is the reason why Jasprit Bumrah was given the captaincy of the team in the fifth test and Rohit Sharma was shown the way out of the playing eleven. However, it is being said that Rohit Sharma himself has taken this decision in the interest of the team. But everyone knows what the truth is. No captain himself withdraws his name from the playing eleven. Meanwhile, the special thing is that Rohit Sharma is out of the playing eleven, but why is Virat Kohli still playing. Virat Kohli’s performance in the last five years has been worse than Rohit Sharma. Is Virat Kohli involved in this or is he being given a last chance?
Rohit Sharma’s test record of last five years
Let’s take a look at the statistics of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the last five years from January 2020 to December 2024. First of all, let’s talk about Rohit Sharma, who is currently out of the playing eleven of the Sydney Test. Meanwhile, Rohit scored 2160 runs by playing 63 test innings. During this period, Rohit batted at an average of 36 and strike rate of 55.03. Rohit scored 6 centuries during this period and his highest score was 161 runs.
Kohli’s performance is worse than Rohit
Let us now take a look at the statistics of Virat Kohli. Kohli has played 67 Test innings from January 2020 to December 2024. In which he scored 2005 runs. Meanwhile, Kohli’s average was 31.33 and he batted at a strike rate of 49.26. In which Kohli played three tests and his highest score was 186 runs. That means both the players have played almost equal number of innings. But still Rohit Sharma is slightly ahead of Virat Kohli.
Why was Kohli included in the team despite such poor performance?
However, it is true that Rohit Sharma has not been able to perform the way he should have. But the question here is, what did Kohli do that he is still able to retain his place in the playing eleven? These figures are till December 2024. He had a shameful performance in the ongoing fifth match against Australia. He could score only 17 runs in 69 balls and did not hit a single four during the innings. From this it can be understood that not only Rohit but also Kohli may be out of the playing eleven of this match. But despite such poor performance, he has retained his place in the team which is surprising.
