As captain, Rohit faced some significant challenges. Before the Test series against Australia, India suffered their first home Test series defeat in 12 years, losing 0-3 to New Zealand. This was also India's first-ever whitewash in a home Test series since 2000.

Rohit Sharma's return to the Ranji Trophy after nearly a decade was short-lived as he was dismissed early by Jammu and Kashmir's Umar Nazir. Despite his comeback to maintain match fitness following a tough international series,

India's cricket captain Rohit Sharma had a disappointing return to the Ranji Trophy. He was dismissed after scoring a mere three runs in 19 balls in Mumbai's Group A match against Jammu and Kashmir. This happened at the Sharad Pawar Academy in BKC, Mumbai.