Why Rohit Sharma Wins Trophies but Loses Captaincy?

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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Rohit Sharma, the former Indian captain, has now been dropped from the post ahead of the Australia tour. Even after giving his best, the Hitman ends up getting replaced by other players as a captain.

Why Rohit Sharma Wins Trophies but Loses Captaincy.

Rohit Sharma, the former Indian captain, has now been dropped from the post ahead of the Australia tour. Even after giving his best, the Hitman ends up getting replaced by other players as a captain.

Rohit Sharma has given an example that even the best can also be replaced. This is also what has been going on in the Indian cricket team, with Rohit Sharma being replaced as the team's skipper. Shubman Gill has as the new ODI skipper of the team for the future series.

The dream of the 2027 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma officially comes to an end for the Indian fans. But this is not the first time Rohit has been sacked as a captain despite giving his best. Earlier, he was also removed as the captain of the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 season.

1. Rohit’s Dynasty at Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma, also hailed as Mumbai Cha Raja, was the greatest captain in the history of the Indian Premier League. He took over as the team's captaincy in the IPL 2013 season. Before that, the Mumbai Indians were able to reach the finals, but were never able to win an IPL title. However, Rohit Sharma came to establish his dominance as a captain.

Rohit Sharma as a Captain for the Mumbai Indians:

IPL 2013: Champions
Champions League 2013: Champions
IPL 2014: Playoffs
Champions League 2014: League Stages
IPL 2015: Champions
IPL 2016: League Stages
IPL 2017: Champions
IPL 2018: League Stages
IPL 2019: Champions
IPL 2020: Champions
IPL 2021: League Stages
IPL 2022: League Stages
IPL 2023: Playoffs

Leading the Mumbai Indians to win five titles from 2013 to 2020, he showcased absolute dominance in the IPL as a captain. Moreover, before Rohit became a skipper, MI was not able to perform well against CSK. But under his captaincy, MI went on to defeat CSK in the majority of the finals.

Rohit Dethroned by Hardik

Before the IPL 2024 season, Hardik Pandya was signed back by the Mumbai Indians. After leading the Gujarat Titans to consecutive finals, fans thought it would be a happy reunion between Hardik and Rohit. But things took a sharp turn, as the team's skipper.

The MI management said that they wanted to lower Rohit's pressure. When he was sacked from MI’s captaincy, the Hitman led the Indian team across all three formats. At this time, Hardik Pandya replacing him as the new skipper came as a shock for the fans.

2. ICC Glory Under Rohit

Rohit Sharma took over as the captain of the Indian cricket team in 2022. His first official ICC tournament was the T20 World Cup 2022, which was set to be played in Australia. After a shocking exit from the same, the Hitman established his dominance in the ICC events as a captain.

Rohit Sharma in ICC Events as a Captain:

T20 World Cup 2022: Semi-finalists
World Test Championship 2021-23: Finals
Asia Cup 2023: Champions
World Cup 2023: Finals
T20 World Cup 2024: Champions
Champions Trophy 2025: Champions

Going undefeated in the last two ICC events, Rohit Sharma showcased his dominance. It was challenging for every team to go against India when the Hitman led in the ICC events. In the last 31 multinational tournaments India played under his captaincy, the team suffered just one loss.

Shubman Takes Over Rohit’s Captaincy

Ahead of the India tour of Australia, . But the BCCI Selectors had some other plans to shock the fans. Similar to the Mumbai Indians, they planned to replace the Hitman despite his notable contributions. Leading the Indian team to win 2 consecutive ICC trophies, the mission of the 2027 World Cup seemed on.

For the Australian tour, the BCCI has announced Shubman Gill as the new captain of the team. Rohit Sharma, despite giving his best, has been sacked as the captain once again. No proper farewell was given to him in the Test format, and now getting sacked comes in as another setback.

The BCCI Selection Committee Chairman, Ajit Agarkar, was also asked about Rohit being sacked. To this, that the Indian team cannot have three different captains across formats.

With Gill taking the helm, Rohit Sharma will be playing as a player in the Australian tour. Several fans also say that he might announce his retirement from the ODI format after the same. But on the other hand, some fans hope that the Mission 2027 World Cup is still alive.