In a session of the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla and the House extended their congratulations to Cricket Skipper Rohit Sharma and Team India for their recent triumph. Rohit Sharma led the team to their second T20 World Cup title, marking India’s first ICC title in a decade. This victory places Rohit in a distinguished category.
#WATCH | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the House congratulates Cricket Skipper Rohit Sharma and the entire Team India on winning #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/MOI144KSxh
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2024
Rohit Sharma has now become the first captain to lead a team to 50 T20I victories, with the 50th win being the World Cup final against South Africa. Following closely is Pakistan’s Babar Azam, with 48 wins from 85 games. Rohit has achieved 50 wins from 62 matches, including a super over victory against Afghanistan in the 3rd T20I.
Rohit is the second Indian captain to secure a T20 World Cup, following MS Dhoni, who led the team to victory in the inaugural edition. As India’s T20I captain, Rohit took over after the team’s disappointing performance in the 2021 T20 World Cup. In his first T20 World Cup as captain, he led India to the semifinals in Australia, where they were defeated by England. In a rematch in the current T20 World Cup, India defeated England by 68 runs in the semifinal.
Under Rohit’s leadership, India became the first team to win the T20 World Cup without losing a single game, ending an 11-year ICC trophy drought. Among Indian captains, MS Dhoni is the second most successful in T20I with 41 wins from 72 matches, while Virat Kohli had 30 wins from 50 outings.