GUWAHATI: Rohit Sharma has scripted a hard-to-break record by becoming the first captain in the history of cricket to take India to the finals of all the four ICC tournaments. The feat was achieved after India defeated Australia in the semi-final of the ongoing Champions Trophy to reach the final. The victory over Australia also ensured that India is the first team to reach the Champions Trophy final for the fifth time.
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India marched into the World Test Championship final in 2023 – he took over full-time captaincy in February 2022 - under Rohit’s captaincy, but succumbed to a 209-run defeat. In the same year, India made it to the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad with an unbeaten record only to see Australia take away the glittering Cup with a six—wicket win, making it their sixth. In a way, India’s victory over Australia on February 4 was a sweet revenge as the margin was the same as the 2023 ODI World Cup.
However, India remained undaunted and Rohit’s Men in Blue marched into the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 unbeaten as in 2023 ODI World Cup and now in the Champions Trophy. India went on to lift the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2007.
The Champions Trophy was the only tournament left out of Rohit's grasp, and on February 4, in Dubai, he achieved that too, leading the team to the final with ease.
Former India captain MS Dhoni had managed to earn India trophies at three ICC events -- T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy by helping India win three elusive finals in 2007, 2011 and 2013 respectively. But, the World Test Championship hadn't started before Dhoni retired from the longest format of the game. Virat Kohli had become the first captain to take India to the WTC final. However, Rohit has now completed what Dhoni practically couldn't.