Indian captain Rohit Sharma achieved a great feat as the captain of the Indian national cricket team. He surpassed Sourav Ganguly to become the country’s second most successful pacer in the history of International Cricket Council (ICC) events.
Rohit Sharma achieved the feat after India defeated the United States of America (USA) in the 25th game of the T20 World Cup 2024. The match between the two teams took place at the County International Cricket Stadium from Nassau in New York on Wednesday (June 12). ).
Rohit Sharma did an excellent job as captain of the team as India won the game by 7 wickets against the United States. This was their third consecutive victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, having previously defeated Ireland and Pakistan, and with the victory, they booked their place for the Super 8 stage of the tournament.
India were exceptional with the ball in front as they did not allow the US batsmen to settle down at all. Arshdeep Singh was the team’s star with the ball as he picked four wickets and gave away just 9 runs, helping the team restrict the opposition to just 110 runs at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. .
With the bat, India didn’t get off to the kind of start as both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (3) fell early. The duo could not continue as they were back in the hut within three overs. Rishabh Pant (18) looked good to look at while playing accurate shots, but he could not continue after the start he had, perishing to Ali Khan.
After that, Suryakumar Yadav (50*) and Shivam Dube (31*) got the team out of trouble and joined forces to take the team home. They added an unbeaten 72 runs for the fourth wicket as the duo made sure to take home and book their place in the semi-final.
This was Rohit Sharma’s 17th victory as captain of the Indian team in ICC events. So far, the Indian captain has captained the team in 20 matches and has lost only three. He surpassed Sourav Ganguly, who had 16 wins, and is now just behind MS Dhoni, who scored 41 runs in 58 games.
Most wins in ICC tournament by Indian captain:
41 – MS Dhoni (58)
17 – Rohit Sharma (20)*
16 – Sourav Ganguly (22)
13 – Virat Kohli (19)
11 – Kapil Dev (15)
11 – Mohammad Azharuddin (25)
Great show by Arsh with the ball and the imp comes between SKY and Dube to take Ind to the line – Wasim Jaffer
After India won the game against the United States of America, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer praised the efforts of Arshdeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. He also praised the United States for its fight against the Men in Blue. On his Twitter account, he explained:
“Great show by Arsh with the ball and imp between SKY and Dube to take Ind to the line but cheer up @usacricket you gave India a proper fight.”
Great show by Arsh with the ball and the imp gets between SKY and Dube to take Ind to the line, but go for it. @usacricket you gave India a proper fight 👏🏼 #USAvIND #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/hV9Q7GVEGN
—Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 12, 2024