Rohit Sharma
ICC Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma is going to be seen leading the Indian team in another ICC tournament. However, Rohit Sharma has captained in big tournaments and has immense experience. But he has got this opportunity for the first time in the Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma had earlier won the T20 World Cup title for the Indian team under his captaincy last year, now he has a chance to bring another ICC trophy to India. Before Rohit Sharma, till now five captains have captained in the ICC Champions Trophy. A look at his record should definitely be taken.
Team India played the most matches under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Ganguly has captained India in the most number of matches in the Champions Trophy. Once under his captaincy the Indian team became joint winner. Sourav Ganguly captained the Indian team in 11 matches from 2000 to 2004 and won 7 Champions Trophy matches. And in two he had to face defeat. There were two matches in which the result could not be achieved.
Team India won the title under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
MS Dhoni is counted among those captains of India who have won ICC trophies. He was the captain in the Champions Trophy from 2009 to 2013. During this period, he took command in eight matches and was successful in winning six. Lost in the same match under his captaincy. Keep in mind, here we are talking only about the Champions Trophy. When the Champions Trophy was last played in 2017, Virat Kohli was the captain of the Indian team. He took charge in 5 matches and won three. He had to face defeat in two.
Rahul Dravid was the captain of Team India in the year 2006.
In the 2006 Champions Trophy, the command of the Indian team was in the hands of Rahul Dravid. Then, under his captaincy, India played three matches and could win only one match. Had to face defeat in the remaining two matches. If we talk about the first Champions Trophy, when it was started in the year 1998, the captain of the Indian cricket team was Mohammad Azharuddin. India played two matches that year. Out of these, one was won and one was lost.
Rohit Sharma has a chance to win another ICC title
Now Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining. India has to play three matches in the league stage. India will face Bangladesh in the first match. After this there will be a big fight against Pakistan. The teams of India and New Zealand will face each other in the third and last league match. If the Indian team goes to the semi-finals and finals, it will get a chance to play two more matches. But first India’s focus will be on the league stage. It remains to be seen how far Rohit Sharma is successful in taking Team India on the basis of his experience.
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