Once more as captain of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma went on to rewrite history. By leading the first team in the history of cricket to reach the finals of all four ICC competitions, the Hitman etched his name in the record books. Helping India win three rare finals in 2007, 2011, and 2013 respectively former India captain MS Dhoni had helped India earn cups at three ICC tournaments—T20 World Cup, OD World Cup and the Champions Trophy. But the World Test Championship hadn’t begun by the time Dhoni quit the long game format. India had never reached the WTC final before Kohli became captain. Rohit has however now finished almost what Dhoni could not practically.
India reached the fifth Champions Trophy final, becoming the first squad to do so, thanks to their historical victory over Australia in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy on Tuesday; no other team has advanced more than three. India has set many records since Rohit become full-time captain in February 2022. Over three years, India has made it to the finals of every ICC competition, therefore he is the first captain to have done so. Though rarely praised for the strategies he employs with his brilliant cricketing brain, Rohit’s up won’ki’rish record has now made him one of the most successful captains the game has ever seen.
Under Rohit’s leadership, India entered the 2023 World Test Championship final but lost by 209 runs. India advanced undefeated in the same year to the final of the ODI World Cup 2023, only to have their whole run fall apart in the final.
By lifting the ODI World Cup for a record sixth time with a 6-wicket win in Ahmedabad, Australia gave the Indian team and its supporters a heartbreak.
The experienced opener swept aside the heartbreak and led a T20 World Cup 2024 campaign that broke all records. India went all the way to Barbados under his direction, not tasting defeat once in the competition, for the first time since 2007 to raise the trophy.
The only event Rohit did not have under his control was the Champions Trophy, and he made history on Tuesday in Dubai by steering the Men in Blue to the final of the premier event.
India enjoyed the sweet flavor of retaliation by means of a policy of fearless attitude by knocking Australia’s return ticket home. Virat Kohli’s chase master class astounded the Baggy Greens in chase of a paltry 265-run target.
With Shreyas Iyer playing second fiddle along with his very 45(62), Virat cruise a picture-perfect path to the final with his daredevil 84(98). India changed the record of their most successful run chase against Australia in an ICC event by running a memorable chase, thereby surpassing the previous best chase of 261 in the 2011 World Cup quarter-final.