On Sunday, India’s World Cup match against England will be remembered as a special day in the cricketing life of skipper Rohit Sharma, who will lead the ‘Men in Blue’ out on the field for the 100th time.
While Rohit is no stranger to scoring hundreds for India, he is likely to receive acclaim from the home fans on Sunday for a different kind of century.
Rohit’s tenure as India’s captain began on December 10, 2017, in an ODI against Sri Lanka. In late 2021, the explosive opener took over for teammate Virat Kohli.
Since then he has led India 99 times registering 73 victories, lost 23 and drawn 3 of them, enjoying a win percentage of 73.37. He has captained the Men in Blue in T20I format 51 times, won 39 times and lost 12 times. The shortest format in cricket is where Rohit thrives as he enjoys a scintillating win percentage of 76.47.
In Test format, he has led the Indian team 9 times, won 5, lost 2 and drawn 2 of them. Coming to ODI Rohit has led the Men in Blue 39 times winning 29, losing 9 and drawing 1 of them.
He will be looking to take his exceptional captaincy record to a new level as India’s clash against England marks his 100th game as captain of the national team.