Image Source : GETTY IMAGES AUS vs IND The MCG win of eight wickets helped Rahane keep his 100 per cent profitable streak as a skipper though in solely three Tests
With India having made a outstanding comeback on the Melbourne Cricket Ground within the Boxing Day Test in opposition to Australia, within the absence of three of their senior gamers together with Virat Kohli and pacer Umesh Yadav limping off halfway by means of the match with calf ache, stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane stands an opportunity of equalling an elusive feat in Indian cricket historical past, achieved beforehand by just one different captain.
The MCG win of eight wickets helped Rahane keep his 100 per cent profitable streak as a skipper though in solely three Tests – in opposition to Australia by eight wickets in Dharamsala 2016/17, and in opposition to Afghanistan by innings & 262 runs in Bengaluru 2018 being the opposite two.
India at the moment are scheduled to face Australia within the third Test on the Sydney Cricket Ground, beginning January 7. If Rahane-led India win the SCG Test, he’ll turn into the second Indian skipper after MS Dhoni to have gained his first 4 Test video games as a skipper.
Dhoni, who made his captaincy debut within the format in 2008, led India to victories in opposition to South Africa in Kanpur, Australia in Mohali and Nagpur, and England in Chennai. His streak ended with a draw in opposition to England in Mohali, though he remained unbeaten till February 2010 when India misplaced to South Africa in 2010, stretching over 10 Tests of which three resulted in a draw and it included a 1-0 win in New Zealand.
The SCG win can even assist India retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy that they’d claimed within the 2018/19 tour Down Under, their maiden Test collection win on Australian soil. Adding to that, India can have the chance to go atop within the ICC World Test Championship whereas consolidating their possibilities to reclaim the No.1 spot in ICC Test rankings.
