IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma suffers New Low in Test career after cheap dismissal in Adelaide

Rohit Sharma's return to the Indian team hasn't bode good news for him as the India captain has been struggling in the ongoing Test match against Australia.

The Adelaide Day-Night encounter saw Rohit coming back into the side after a brief hiatus due to his child's birth, but the batter hasn't been able to make any telling contribution to the team.

After getting out for just 3 runs in the first innings, Rohit failed again in the 2nd, this time getting dismissed for just 6 runs. Rohit's stay at the crease was not comfortable either and in the end, his stumps got disturbed by Pat Cummins.

IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma reaches New Low in Test Career

With his cheap dismissal in the second innings, Rohit Sharma has now suffered a new humbling record in his Test career.

The 37-year-old now has scored less than 20 runs in each of his last six Test innings, which is the most consecutive innings with a score below 20 runs. Rohit scored a 52 in the 2nd innings in the first Test against New Zealand, since then, he has failed to score significant runs.

In the last six Test innings, Rohit has accumulated only 46 runs, at an average of 7.67. His highest score in this period is 18, which depicts the bleak period the India skipper is going through at the moment.

Rohit Sharma Last 6 Test Innings

0 vs NZ (1st Innings, 2nd Test)

8 vs NZ (2nd Innings, 2nd Test)

18 vs NZ (1st Innings, 3rd Test)

11 vs NZ (2nd Innings, 3rd Test)

3 vs AUS (1st Innings, 2nd Test)

6 vs AUS (2nd Innings, 2nd Test)

Rohit Sharma continues to Falter in Tests

Moreover, this is Rohit's 8th single-digit score dismissal in the last 12 Test innings, which depicts the grave situation of his batting of late. Apart from that, Rohit's barren form against Australia also continues as this is now his 9th consecutive dismissal against Australia in Tests with an individual score of less than 50 runs.

In account of performances on Australian soil, the India captain has now been dismissed 7 times on a single-digit score in Australia out of 16 innings in total in Tests.

India, at the end of Day 2, is currently struggling at 128 for 5. Although Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy are unbeaten at the crease, the visitors still trail by 29 runs and will have to put in a monumental effort to grind out something on Day 3 of the encounter.