IND vs AUS: It’s been ten years since India won a last ICC event in 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. India have played eight global events since its win in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 and have endured only heartbreaks. The WTC Final is the ninth ICC event for India and the first in 2023. Skipper Rohit Sharma has a golden chance to join Dhoni and Kapil Dev by winning WTC Final against Australia.
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IND vs AUS: Rohit chases World record, set to become only the third India skipper if India beat Australia in WTC Final
Kapil Dev became the first Indian skipper to win ICC event in 1983. After 28 years, Dhoni & Co won ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. Before that, Dhoni also won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007. The CSK skipper completed hattrick of ICC trophies by winning the Champions Trophy in 2013. If Rohit Sharma wins the WTC Trophy on July 11 against Australia, he will become just the third India skipper to win a global event.
India also managed to reach the finals of WTC Final in 2021-22, before suffering a eight-wicket loss to New Zealand.
IND record in ICC events since 2013
T20 World Cup 2014: Lost final against Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Lost semi-final to Australia
T20 World Cup 2016: Lost semi-final to West Indies
ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Lost Final to Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Lost semi-final to New Zealand
T20 World Cup 2021: first round exit
WTC Final 2021: Lost final to New Zealand
T20 World Cup 2022: Lost semi-final to England
Rohit Sharma Captaincy Record: How has Rohit fared in ICC events so far?
This will be the second time India will play ICC event under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. In the T20 World Cup 2022, India managed to reach semi-final, before suffering a thrashing 10-wicket loss against England. Rohit will get a chance to avenge the loss of the T20 World Cup in the WTC Final against Australia. So far, Rohit has led India in six Test matches, winning four Test matches, drawing one, and losing one Test.
The WTC Final will be played at the Oval from June 7 to 11. India finished second on the WTC Points table for the 2021-23 cycle.
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