In cricket history, Rohit Sharma broke a huge record and made history by being the first captain to advance to the finals of every ICC competition.
The Indian cricket team’s captain, Rohit Sharma, went on to script history once more. The Hitman made history by becoming the first skipper in cricket history to advance to the finals of all four ICC competitions. The former captain of India, MS Dhoni, helped India win three illusive finals in 2007, 2011, and 2013, respectively, earning them trophies at three ICC events: the Champions Trophy, the ODI World Cup, and the T20 World Cup. However, before Dhoni retired from the game’s longest format, the World Test Championship had not yet begun. The first captain to lead India to the World Tough Cricket Championship final was Virat Kohli. What Dhoni was essentially unable to do, Rohit has now accomplished.
India’s historic victory over Australia in Tuesday’s Champions Trophy semi-final made them the first team to advance to the fifth Champions Trophy final; no other team has advanced to more than three. Since Rohit assumed full-time captaincy in February 2022, India has broken a number of records, and in just three years, India has advanced to the finals of every ICC tournament, making him the first captain to do so. Rohit is an unsung hero who is rarely seen being appreciated for the strategies he employs with his rich cricketing brain, and his unbeaten record has now established him as one of the greatest captains the sport has ever seen.
India, led by Rohit, advanced to the 2023 World Test Championship final before losing by 209 runs. India advanced undefeated to the ODI World Cup 2023 final that same year, however their entire campaign fizzled out in the championship match.
Australia’s 6-wicket triumph in Ahmedabad to win the ODI World Cup for a record sixth time was a heartbreaker for the Indian squad and its supporters.
Overcoming the heartbreak, the seasoned opener led a record-breaking T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. He was the driving force behind India’s journey to Barbados to win the championship for the first time since 2007—and with no taste of defeat during the competition. Rohit was unable to win the Champions Trophy, but he led India to the final in Dubai on Tuesday. Virat Kohli’s masterful chase of a modest 265-run target stunned Australia’s team. Shreyas Iyer played second fiddle with his crucial 45(62), while Virat orchestrated a perfect path to the final with his daring 84(98). With a spectacular pursuit, India beat the previous best chase of 261 in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinal and rewrote the record for its most successful run chase against Australia in an ICC event.
