Captain of Team India, Rohit Sharma is set to miss the first match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 in Perth. He is, however, set to join the squad ahead of the second Test in Adelaide.
Since playing his first series against Australia in 2014/15 in the middle order, Sharma has gone up and down the batting order before becoming a permanent feature as an opener.
He has played against the Aussies in three away tours of 2014/15, 2018/19 and 2020/21 and one home series in 2023. He also opened the batting for India in the 2023 World Test Championship final at The Oval.
Let us see how Rohit Sharma has performed against Australia.
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What is Rohit Sharma's record against Australia in Tests?
So far, Rohit has played a total of 12 Tests and 22 innings against Australia, spread across four series and a World Test Championship final in 9 years and has scored 708 runs including a century on a difficult Nagpur track in the 2023 series opener.
He has also scored a fifty in each of his away tours to Australia.
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 22 | 708 | 33.71 | 120 | 3/1 |
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What is Rohit Sharma's Test record for India?
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 111 | 4270 | 42.27 | 212 | 18/12 |
The full schedule of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25
| Test | Date | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | November 22-26 | 7.50 am | Perth |
| 2nd Test | December 06-10 | 9.30 am | Adelaide |
| 3rd Test | December 14-18 | 5.30 am | Brisbane |
| 4th Test | December 26-30 | 5.30 am | Melbourne |
| 5th Test | January 03-07 | 5.30 am | Sydney |
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