 "Rohit Sharma is going to captain the Indian team for the first time in the Champions Trophy, will he create history?")
Rohit Sharma will be seen leading the Indian team in yet another ICC tournament. However, Rohit Sharma has captained in major tournaments and has a lot of experience. But they have got this opportunity for the first time in the Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma, who had earlier led the Indian team to victory in the T20 World Cup last year, now has a chance to bring another ICC trophy to India. Before Rohit Sharma, five captains have captained the ICC Champions Trophy.
Under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, Team India played the most matches
Sourav Ganguly has captained India in the most number of matches in the Champions Trophy. Once, the Indian team became the joint champion under his captaincy. Sourav Ganguly captained the Indian team in 11 matches from 2000 to 2004 and won 7 Champions Trophy matches. While in two they had to face defeat. There were two matches in which the result could not be reached.
MS Dhoni is counted among the Indian captains who have won the ICC trophy. He was the captain in the Champions Trophy from 2009 to 2013. During this period, he took charge in eight matches and managed to win six. They have lost only one match under his captaincy. Remember, here we are only talking about the Champions Trophy. In the year 2017, when the Champions Trophy was last played, Virat Kohli was the captain of the Indian team. He took charge in 5 matches and won three. They lost in two.
In the 2006 Champions Trophy, the Indian team was led by Rahul Dravid. Then under his captaincy, India played three matches and won only one match. The remaining two matches were defeated. If we talk about the first Champions Trophy, when it was inaugurated in 1998, the captain of the Indian cricket team was Mohammad Azharuddin. India played two matches that year. Of these, we won one and lost the other.
Rohit Sharma has a chance to win another ICC title: Now Rohit Sharma will be seen taking the captaincy. India have three matches to play in the league stage. India will face Bangladesh in the first match. This will be followed by a big match against Pakistan. Teams from India and New Zealand will face each other in the third and final league match. If the Indian team reaches the semi-finals and the final, they 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 will take Team India based on his experience.