India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, marked his 100th match as a skipper when he led the team against England in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 clash in Lucknow on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma joins elite club
The 36-year-old Rohit Sharma joined the elite club of Indian captains who have led the team across formats, a group that includes MS Dhoni, Mohammed Azharuddin, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev, and the current head coach Rahul Dravid. Rohit boasts the highest win percentage among all Indian captains, with a staggering 73.73%. He has secured victory in 73 of his 99 previous games as captain.
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Rohit Sharma as captain
Rohit’s journey as captain began in an ODI against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala, where he was dismissed for just two runs. However, he quickly made a statement by scoring an unbeaten 208 in the next match, marking his third ODI double-hundred and becoming the second captain after Virender Sehwag to achieve this milestone. In his second innings as captain against Sri Lanka in 2017, Rohit also notched his first T20I century.
With 3918 runs in his captaincy across formats, including eight centuries and 24 fifties, the “Hitman” is a dominant force. Rohit Sharma ranks third on the all-time list of captains with the most sixes across formats, tallying 187 maximums, trailing only behind Eoin Morgan (233) and MS Dhoni (211).
A special TON! 💯
Congratulations to #TeamIndia skipper Rohit Sharma who is all set to play his 1⃣0⃣0⃣th international match as a Captain 👏👏 #TeamIndia | #CWC23 | #MenInBlue | #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/WqX3rDuddk
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 29, 2023
India under Rohit Sharma’s leadership
Under Rohit’s leadership, India clinched the Nidahas Trophy in 2018 and secured two Asia Cup titles in 2018 and 2023. He also led India to the World Test Championship final, finishing as the runner-up. In addition, Rohit guided the team to the semifinals of the 2022 T20 World Cup, where they lost to eventual champions, England.
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