New Delhi: Australian skipper Pat Cummins joined the legendary Kapil Dev and others in an elite list after dismissing Indian captain Rohit Sharma during the visitors’ first innings on Day 4 of the ongoing 3rd Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. Cummins sent Rohit packing cheaply on just 10 to hand Australia their first breakthrough on Day 4.
Rohit and KL Rahul resumed India’s first innings from 52/4 on Day 4. Both batters were aiming to build a big partnership to help India stage a fightback in the game. However, the Indian skipper failed to deliver once again as he was dismissed cheaply on 10 runs by Cummins in the 24th over. Rohit edged a slightly outside off delivery from Cummins and was caught by wicket-keeper Alex Carey.
It was the 4th time Cummins dismissed Rohit as Australia’s captain in Test cricket to join an elite list of bowlers to have dismissed the opposition captains most times as skipper in the longest format. Kapil dismissed West Indies skipper Clive Llyod as captain 4 times in Tests while Richie Benaud dismissed Peter May as captain 4 times in the format.
The elite list is topped by Benaud, who also dismissed former England captain Ted Dexter five times as a skipper in Tests. Ex-Pakistan skipper Imran Khan is in the 2nd spot having dismissed former India captain Sunil Gavaskar 5 times. Cummins has now joined some of the yesteryear greats after making Rohit his bunny in Tests.
Captain dismissing an opposition captain most times in Tests:
5 – Ted Dexter by Richie Benaud
5 – Sunil Gavaskar by Imran Khan
4 – Gulabrai Ramchand by Richie Benaud
4 – Clive Lloyd by Kapil Dev
4 – Peter May by Richie Benaud
4 – Rohit Sharma by Pat Cummins
India in trouble in their 1st innings
India are in deep trouble in their first innings in the ongoing third Test at the Gabba as the visitors are staring at a potential follow-on after a terrible top-order collapse on Day 3. India lost the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant cheaply in their first innings on Day 3 to get reduced to 52/4 at the stumps.
There was no respite for the visitors on Day 4 as Cummins struck early to dismiss Rohit, leaving India in a spot of bother at 74/5 in the 24th over. Rahul was the lone warrior for India on Day 4 as he played a fighting knock of 84 runs to share a crucial stand of 67 runs for the sixth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja and bail the team out of trouble.
Australia skipper Pat Cummims dismissed Rohit Sharma cheaply on 10 during India’s first innings of the 3rd Test at the Gabba on Tuesday. Cummins joined Kapil Dev in an elite list after dismisisng Rohit for the 4th time in Tests as captain. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
