Three Virat Kohli’s captaincy records that Rohit can break
Rohit Sharma succeeded Virat Kohli as India’s T20I skipper after the conclusion of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 last November. He was then made the ODI captain after Kohli was sacked from the position by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Meanwhile, Rohit has made a tremendous impact right away after taking over the reins in white-ball cricket from the Delhi player by registering a 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand in the home T20I series and then clean sweeping 3-0 the West Indies in the recently concluded three-match ODI series.
While the Hitman has succeeded in taking off from where the 33-year-old has left as far as the limited-overs captaincy is concerned, Rohit who had led India to two multi-nation tournaments as the stand-in captain can shatter his predecessor’s impeccable records going forward. Here’s a look at some of them.
3 captaincy records of Virat Kohli that can be broken by Rohit Sharma
Registering most 50-plus scores in T20Is
Former skipper Virat Kohli captained India in 50 T20Is in which 13 times he struck 50 plus scores. In 46 innings, Kohli amassed 1570 runs with an average of 47.57. Rohit has led the team in 23 matches and has scored 9 such scores. With 5 more 50 plus scores, he will surpass the run-machine Kohli. Rohit has 911 runs to his name as a skipper and he may also easily go past Kohli’s tally of 1570 runs.
Winning an ICC tournament
Virat Kohli had led India to their first-ever bilateral ODI series triumphs in South Africa and Australia respectively and also has several other records in the 50-overs format. Even in the shortest format, he boasts of having registered bilateral series wins in SENA countries.
However, he failed to win an ICC trophy in four attempts. Should Sharma lead India to a triumph in this year’s T20 World Cup or next year’s ODI World Cup, then he would be bringing an ICC title home after a long wait which even Virat could not do.
Winning a Test series in South Africa
The Indian team under Virat Kohli failed to win a Test series in South Africa in two attempts- 2017/18 which they lost 1-2 and also conceded the three-match series 2-1 earlier this year from a position of strength after having drawn first blood at Centurion. If the Mumbai cricketer succeeds in leading India to a red-ball series win in the Rainbow Nation next time, then he would achieve a captaincy feat that the batting icon failed to achieve.
