World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma completes this special century on the ground in Lucknow, joins the club of legendary players

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World Cup 2023 IND vs ENG : Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has achieved a big achievement as soon as he stepped down for the toss on the ground in Lucknow today. Rohit Sharma's name has been included in a special list which includes the name of captains like Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly. Today Rohit is playing his 100th match as the captain of the Indian team (Rohit Sharma Playing 100th Match As An Indian Captain).

Rohit's 100th match as captain

Rohit Sharma has become the seventh captain to lead the Indian team in all three formats to have captained the Indian team in 100 or more matches. Rohit Sharma has captained India in 51 T20Is, 39 ODIs and 9 Tests. Rohit's record as a captain has been very good. Before the match between India and England in ODI World Cup 2023, Rohit has led the Indian team in a total of 99 international matches. Out of these 99 matches, India has won 77 matches. No other Indian captain has such a winning percentage.

Player who has captained 100 or more matches for India

MS Dhoni - 332 matches

Mohammad Azharuddin - 221 matches

Virat Kohli - 213 matches

Sourav Ganguly - 195 matches

Kapil Dev - 108 matches

Rahul Dravid - 104 matches

Rohit Sharma - 100* matches

Rohit led India to Asia Cup 2 times

Rohit Sharma's winning percentage as a captain is very good. Rohit has won the Asia Cup 2 times for India. Under the leadership of Rohit, India won the Nidahas Trophy. Although the Indian team has lost 2 ICC tournaments and 1 Asia Cup under Rohit's captaincy, but if we look at Rohit's record, he has been successful as a captain in international cricket after franchise cricket.