IND vs PAK: Rohit Sharma On Verge Of Equalling Virat Kohli's T20I Captaincy Feat In Asia Cup 2022

Rohit Sharma’s India National Cricket Team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan National Cricket Team in their Asia Cup 2022 opener at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, August 28. The match will offer the Indian captain a chance to level Virat Kohli’s fantastic T20I captaincy feat.

The Asia Cup 2022 will be the first time Team India will lock horns with Team Pakistan since the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, where the Men In Green defeated the Men In Blue by 10 wickets at the Dubai International Stadium.

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India captain Rohit Sharma has been on a dominant run since his appointment as full-time captain of the Men In Blue. He has not yet lost a series as full-time captain of the side.

Also, he will be looking forward to winning his second consecutive Asia Cup championship as a skipper. Notably, Rohit Sharma was the captain of Team India, which won the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup.

If India wins the tournament without losing a game under Rohit’s captaincy. His tally of wins will reach 11 in the tournament history and it will make him the second-most successful captain after Dhoni’s tally of 14 wins in 19 matches as India captain.

Rohit Sharma Looking To Equal His Predecessor Virat Kohli’s T20I Feat

India National Cricket Team have been led by a total of nine captains in the T20I format. Of those nine players, only three have led the team in more than 10 T20Is, namely MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Rohit has led the Men In Blue in 35 games, winning 29. Kohli has led India to 30 wins in 50 appearances as captain and Dhoni has led India to 41 T20I wins in 72 matches.

If India win against Pakistan on August 28, Rohit’s tally of T20I wins will reach 30 and he will equal Kohli’s feat of 30 T20I wins.

Also, Rohit is the most successful T20I captain of India in terms of win percentage, among captains who have led the side in at least 10 matches. Rohit has a win percentage of 82.85 and he is significantly ahead of Dhoni (59.28%) and Kohli (64.58).

Overall, the win against Pakistan will take him past Sarfaraz Ahmed and put him alongside Kohli and Kane Williamson tied at the fourth spot. Also, Asghar Afghan and Eoin Morgan are the skippers with the most wins in the Men’s T20I cricket (42).

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