 "India could not win a single ODI match in 2024, shameful for the first time in 45 years…")
New Delhi- The year 2024 brought ups and downs for Indian cricket which the fans could hardly forget. If the Indian team won the T20 World Cup this year, they also lost the Test series to New Zealand for the first time in history. But as if this is not enough. The Indian team could not win a single ODI match in the year 2024. This is the first time since 1979 and only the third time overall that India have not won a single ODI.
The Indian men’s cricket team has been playing ODI matches since 1974. Since then India has been playing ODI matches continuously. India did not do well in this format in the early stages and in 1974, 1976 and 1979 India did not win a single ODI match. However, during this time it won one match in the 1975 World Cup and also defeated Pakistan in 1978.
Indian cricket’s winning streak started from the year 1980 and continues till 2023. India wins more or less matches every year. But this winning streak of India stopped in 2024. However, the Indian team did not play many ODI matches this year. The Indian team arrived in Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma with all their stars like Virat Kohli. India and Sri Lanka played a 3-match ODI series in August, which Sri Lanka won 2-0. One match of the series was cancelled. In this way, the Indian team got the figure of not winning a single ODI match in 2024.
It is a coincidence that captain Rohit Sharma had to take the bitter sip of the unwanted stain and that too not once, but twice. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team not only achieved the unwanted record of not winning a single ODI in 2024, but also lost the Test series at home to New Zealand in the same year. New Zealand made a clean sweep against India and this loss came to Rohit’s name.
New Zealand tied India
The ODI format also did not prove to be good for New Zealand, who came to India a month ago and wiped out the Rohit brigade in the Test series. The New Zealand team has played 3 ODI matches this year. He had to face defeat in these three matches.