South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is proving to be the best for Rohit Sharma. In the first Test played between India and South Africa at Centurion, Rabada dismissed Indian captain Rohit Sharma with a personal score of 05 runs. With this Rohit Sharma wicket, Rabada has become the bowler who has dismissed the Indian captain the most in international cricket. Rabada broke New Zealander Tim Southee’s record.
In the first Test played at Centurion, Rabada dismissed Rohit Sharma for the 13th time in international cricket. Tim Southee, on the other hand, has dismissed the Indian captain 12 times. Angelo Mathews from Sri Lanka comes third in the list. Mathews has dismissed Rohit Sharma a total of 10 times. While Rabada took the wicket of Rohit Sharma for the sixth time in the Test. In this way, African fast bowlers prove to be a challenge for killers.
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – 13 times
Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 12 times
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) – 10 times.
After losing the last match against Australia in 2023, Rohit Sharma made his first appearance on the cricket field in the Test against South Africa. After the World Cup, Team India played a 5-match T20 series against Australia. Then on the African tour, Team India played a three-match T20 and ODI series against the host team. After the World Cup, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was not part of Team India in all T20 and ODI series. Suryakumar Yadav took charge of India in T20 and KL Rahul in ODI.
Talking about the first Test against South Africa, Team India scored 208 runs for 8 wickets at the end of the first day. At the end of the day, KL Rahul remained unbeaten with 70 runs, which was the team’s highest individual score.