The wounds of the heart-breaking ODI World Cup final loss is still very fresh after a month. While the image of Australia lifting the World Cup trophy haunted millions, it was more devastating for Indian skipper Rohit Sharma who missed the golden chance to join Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni in the elite list of Indian captains to have won the World Cup.
While the 36-year-old missed the chance to join the elusive list, he now has the opportunity to become exclusive.
Rohit has a chance to achieve what captains who led the Indian side across eight tours spanning three decades couldn’t achieve.
Six different captains went to the rainbow nation but couldn’t lead the team to a colourful ending. With just four victories in 23 Tests, Team India’s performance reflects a rather underwhelming run.
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Team India Test Series Results
- India vs South Africa 1992-93 (1-0) (Led by Mohammad Azharuddin)
- India vs South Africa 1996-97 (2-0) (Led by Sachin Tendulkar)
- India vs South Africa 2001-02 (1-0) (Led by Sourav Ganguly)
- India vs South Africa 2006-07 (2-1) (Led by Rahul Dravid)
- India vs South Africa 2010-11 (1-1) (Led by MS Dhoni)
- India vs South Africa 2013-14 (1-0) (Led by MS Dhoni)
- India vs South Africa 2017-18 (2-1) (Led by Virat Kohli)
Best chance to breach ‘final frontier’
India’s best chance of breaching the ‘final frontier’ would be now. With South Africa’s pace battery Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi battling injuries, the Indian batting line-up will have a golden opportunity to put up big scores.
With Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar out of form and a rather inexperienced batting line-up, the Indian bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah would be confident to pick 20 wickets.
If Rohit Sharma can lead this Indian side to a Test series win in South Africa, it will provide a comforting resolution to the lingering disappointment of the World Cup final loss.
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