The numbers which outline Rohit Sharma’s captaincy in T20I cricket

The numbers which outline Rohit Sharma’s captaincy in T20I cricket

Rohit Sharma has loved a gala time main Group India to date.

The opener changed Virat Kohli as India’s white-ball captain following the ICC T20 World Cup final yr.

Earlier this yr, he additionally took over the reins of the Take a look at group.

Rohit already has some distinguished management data below his belt.

Let us take a look at how he has fared as T20I captain.

Rohit is already the fifth-most profitable T20I skipper, having guided India to 35 wins in 45 video games.

Amongst Indians, the 35-year-old is simply second to the legendary MS Dhoni, who took the group to 41 victories in 71 video games.

Asghar Afghan (42), Eoin Morgan (42) and Aaron Finch

Amongst captains who’ve stood in not less than 40 T20Is, Rohit’s win share of 77.77 is simply second to Asghar Afghan’s 81.73.

No different skipper on this class even has a win share in extra of 66.

Amongst Indians, Kohli follows Rohit with a win share of 64.58. The talismanic batter guided India to 30 wins in 50 video games (excluding Tremendous-Over wins).

Rohit has to date guided India to 17 T20I victories in 2022, most by an Indian skipper in a calendar yr.

He surpassed Dhoni’s tally of 15 wins within the recently-concluded sequence in opposition to South Africa.

Whereas Rohit’s tally is simply second to Babar Azam (20), he shares the file with Sarfaraz Ahmed.

Rohit can go previous the Pakistan duo through the T20 WC 2022.

The 35-year-old has notably been good in dwelling T20Is. His tally of 21 wins in 24 dwelling matches is the best for any captain.

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and England’s Eoin Morgan collectively maintain the second place with 15 wins apiece.

The duo has taken 30 and 25 matches respectively.

Amongst Indians, Kohli follows Rohit with 13 wins in 23 outings.

Rohit guided India to a T20I sequence whitewash in his maiden management project in opposition to Sri Lanka within the yr 2017.

To this point, he has guided the Males in Blue to 5 whitewashes in T20Is.

In a sequence of not less than three matches, solely Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Ahmed has recorded as many clear sweeps.

Asghar Afghan is second on the record with 4 such sequence wins.

The opener’s batting numbers have additionally enhanced whereas main the group.

His tally of 1,411 T20I runs as skipper is simply second to Kohli (1,570) amongst Indians and sixth-highest total.

Finch (2,089), Babar (1,749), Williamson (1,674), Morgan (1,469) are the others forward of Rohit within the elite record.

Among the many aforementioned gamers, solely Rohit’s strike price is over 150 as skipper.

Rohit and Babar Azam are the one gamers to slam two T20I centuries as skipper (full-member gamers). The previous additionally has two T20I centuries whereas not main. His 35-ball ton in opposition to SL in 2017 is the quickest for a captain within the format.