Opener Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the new white ball captain of Team India. Rohit takes over from Virat Kohli, who quit T20I captaincy after 2021 T20 World However, the BCCI removed him from the ODI captaincy for giving full leadership of the white ball in the hands of Rohit.
Kohli failed to guide during his ODI captaincy stint India For an ICC title that always puts his leadership qualities in question. However, the 33-year-old led the Men in Blue to several historic bilateral series wins, making him one of the most successful ODI captains in Indian history.
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Meanwhile, Rohit’s record as a captain in the Indian Premier League is tremendous. He is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament with five league titles with Mumbai Indians.
After becoming the captain of the white ball, Rohit said that Kohli is still the leader of the team and his presence in the team is very important.
A batsman with the quality of Kohli is always needed in the team. To average more than 50 in T20 format is crazy and unrealistic. Obviously, with the experience he has, he has batted many times and helped India get through tough situations.”
“Quality and his kind of batting is required. Also, he is still the leader of the team. Putting all those things together, you don’t want to miss out. You don’t want to ignore things like that. His presence is very important for the team.”
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Kohli scored more runs as the captain of the Indian team in the 50-over format. The modern-day great scored 5,449 runs at an astonishing average of 72.65. He also scored the second most centuries as captain in ODIs – 21. Australia’s legendary captain Ricky Ponting tops the list with 22 tons.
Meanwhile, Kohli’s batting record in the chase in ODIs as a captain is even better. In 48 innings, he has scored 3010 runs at an impressive average of 83.61 including 13 centuries and 12 half-centuries.
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