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India won the second Test against Sri Lanka by 238 runs to win the series 2-0. Earlier, India had registered a big win by innings and 222 runs in the first match. India have not lost a single match since Rohit Sharma became the full time captain. Under the captaincy of Rohit, India cleaned up New Zealand, West Indies and now Sri Lanka, after which former cricketer Wasim Jaffer has shared a funny meme.
After India’s win over Sri Lanka, Wasim Jaffer shared the tweet in which the famous dialogue of Pushpa film was written, I will not bow down and Rohit Sharma’s name is written on the photo. Along with this, Jaffer has also shared the list of records in which India defeated New Zealand 3-0 in T20, West Indies 3-0 in ODI and T20 and now Sri Lanka in T20 and Test respectively after Rohit became the full time captain. 3-0 and 2-0.
Look at the records
Indian captains won their first two Tests
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
MS Dhoni
Ajinkya Rahane
Rohit Sharma*
Rohit as full time captain for India:
3-0 vs New Zealand
3-0 vs West Indies
3-0 vs West Indies
3-0 vs Sri Lanka
2-0 vs Sri Lanka
Captain Hitman’s 14th consecutive win.
Biggest win by runs in Day Night Test:
296 – Australia v New Zealand, Perth, 2019
275 – Australia v England, Adelaide, 2021
238 – India v Sri Lanka, Bangalore, 2022*
Most matches won by India at home venues
Kolkata – 31
Delhi – 26
Bengaluru – 25*
Mumbai – 24
Chennai – 23
India in Test cricket at home since 2013
Matches – 42
Won – 34
Lost – 2
Draws – 6
Rohit Sharma as Indian Captain
1st ODI series – Won
1st T20I series – Won
1st Test series – Won*
It should be noted that India had scored 252 runs while batting first at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, in response to which the Indian bowlers showed great performance and bundled the great team for 109 runs. India scored 303 runs in the second innings with a lead of 143 runs and set a target of 447 runs for Sri Lanka. But the Indian bowlers once again forcefully forced the Sri Lankan batsmen to kneel. For Sri Lanka, apart from captain Dimuth Karunaratne (107) and Kusal Mendis (54), no one could play an effective innings.
