ICC T20 Ranking: Rohit Sharma will become the second captain to make India’s World No. 1 team, finally Rohit Sharma has achieved the feat which Virat Kohli could not do as a captain.
The Beat West Indies by 17 Runs:-
Under the full-time captaincy of Rohit, India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final T20I against West Indies (IND vs WI T20I) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday for the first time in the No.1 T20I in six years. Also got team position.
Also read:- IND vs WI T20 Series: India Reaches First Place in ICC Rankings
Apart from MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma is the second captain to do so. India has achieved this position by pushing England down.
The Second Place Sent To England:-
ICC T20 Ranking: After winning the series 3-0 in a row (IND vs WI T20), India has overtaken England with 270 points. England had 269 points from 39 matches.
The latest ranking (ICC T20 Ranking) has been published by the ICC on Monday, in which India has secured the number 1 position.
The last time India was at the World No. 1 T20 spot was on May 3, 2016, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. India has regained this position after six years.
On Sunday, Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer put on an exhibition of shots to help India chase down a target of 185 runs.
With the ball, Harshal Patel finished with 3/22 to guide India to a 17-run victory at the Eden Gardens in the third and final T20I.
Simultaneously, Rohit Sharma & Co. managed to win the ODI series 3-0 with a 3-0 double clean-sweep to West Indies (IND vs WI T20) in the T20I series.
Rohit Sharma made many Records in his name:-
ICC T20 Ranking: This was Rohit Sharma’s third consecutive series win. After winning the T20 series (IND vs WI T20) 3-0 against New Zealand, India gave a 3-0 impression to the West Indies in the ODI series.
With this, Rohit Sharma also made an excellent record of winning 14 out of 15 matches as captain at home.
Additionally, Rohit Sharma also created a new record, becoming the first Indian captain to lead four whitewashed series in T20Is.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India cleaned up Sri Lanka in 2017, West Indies in 2017, New Zealand in 2018, and West Indies in 2022.
Only former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (5) and former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan (4) have been successful in doing so.
Read more:- IND vs WI 3rd T20: India Won The Last T20 Match by 17 Runs
The Most wins as a Captain in T20Is
15 – Eoin Morgan
15 – Kane Williamson
14 – Rohit Sharma* (out of 15)
13 – Aaron Finch
13 – Virat Kohli
