The fourth and final match of the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 between India and Australia is to be played today i.e. from March 9 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, the Indian captain will be eyeing to match the big record of legend batsman Sunil Gavaskar. Actually, the record of scoring the most centuries against Australia on home soil as a captain is in the name of former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar did this feat twice in his career, while Rohit Sharma has taken a step towards his record by scoring a century in the first match of the series. If Rohit scores another century in the Ahmedabad Test, he will equal Sunil Gavaskar in terms of scoring most hundreds against Australia at home as Indian captain. Apart from Rohit, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Mohammad Azharuddin and Kapil Dev have also done this feat 1-1 times in their career.
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Indian batsmen who scored a century against Australia as captain on home soil
Sunil Gavaskar – 2
Rohit Sharma – 1*
MS Dhoni – 1
Mansoor Ali Khan Patori – 1
Mohammad Azharuddin – 1
Kapil Dev – 1
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On the other hand, talk about the player who has scored the most runs against Australia on home soil as a captain, then this record is in the name of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni has scored 643 runs in 8 matches at home against Australia with an impressive average of 64.30. During this, he also has a record of scoring a double century. In this list, Rohit Sharma is currently at the fifth position with 207 runs. It is difficult for Rohit Sharma to break this record of Dhoni in Ahmedabad Test.
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Indian captain who scored the most runs on home soil against Australia-
MS Dhoni – 643
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – 490
Sunil Gavaskar – 425
Mohammad Azharuddin – 311
Rohit Sharma 207*
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