Not Rohit Sharma but if Virat Kohli was captain, India wouldn’t have lost Hyderabad Test against England: Michael Vaughan | Cricket News

India’s 28-run loss to England in the first of five Test matches was only their fourth loss in the longest format of the game in a decade’s time. Of all Test playing nations, India have the best win/loss ratio at home since January 2014 (7.50).
Michael Vaughan believes the hosts wouldn’t have lost the match had Virat Kohli been the captain instead of Rohit Sharma.
“They missed Virat Kohli’s captaincy massively in Test cricket. Under Virat’s captaincy that week, India wouldn’t have lost the game,” Vaughan said on Club Prairie Fire podcast.
Despite having a 190 run lead after both the teams batted once in Hyderabad, India would concede 420 in the second innings before being bundled for 202.
The former England skipper critiqued Rohit Sharma for his captaincy in the first Test, stating that the 36-year-old looked switched off and without a response to the England batters and their Bazball approach. “Rohit is a legend and a great player. But I felt he just switched off completely,” Vaughan said.
“I thought Rohit Sharma’s captaincy was very, very average. I thought he was so reactive, I don’t think he maneuvered his field or was proactive with his bowling changes,” he added.

Rohit had taken over the captaincy in the longest format following Virat Kohli stepped down from his role in January 2022. Under the new captain India have won eight of the 15 Test matches they’ve played so far and lost five – two of which have come at home.
Kohli on the other hand has the best win percentage amongst all Test captains who’ve led the charge in more than 10 games with 40 wins from his 68 outings.