T20 World Cup-Who is the captain of Indian cricket team?

T20 World Cup of cricket has been launched passionately since 16 October 2022. Team India has no doubt defeated Pakistan in the 23 October match.

The captain of the Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma led the team to victory along with the hot players Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.

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Who is Rohit Sharma?

Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an international cricketer from India, and is the captain of the Indian cricket team in all formats.

Playing as a right-handed opening batter in the Indian national cricket team and for the IPL-side Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma has been considered one of the best white-ball openers of his era, and is known for his timing, six-hitting ability and leadership. What’s more, he holds the record for scoring the most hundreds (five) in a single Cricket World Cup.

Sharma captains Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket. In the IPL, the Mumbai Indians have won the tournament five times under his leadership.

Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian cricket team

Rohit Sharma in ODI

Sharma currently holds the world record for the highest individual score (264) in a One Day International (ODI) match. Also, he is the only player to have scored three double-centuries in ODIs. He won the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award in 2019 after he scored five centuries in the 2019 World Cup. Sharma received two national honours, the Arjuna Award in 2015 and the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2020.

Supporting the Protection of Animal

Outside cricket, Sharma is an active supporter of animal welfare campaigns. He is the official Rhino Ambassador for WWF-India and is a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). He has worked with PETA in its campaign to raise awareness of the plight of homeless cats and dogs in India.

Sharma in T20 2022

In the latest match against to Netherlands, Rohit Sharma is not happy with his knock. He scored a half-century, but it wasn’t pretty

Presumably, he means the execution, and not the intent or the result. He scored 53 off 39 balls at a strike-rate of 135.89. In a 73-run partnership off 56 balls with Virat Kohli, Rohit scored 52 off 35.

As to the earlier match that India against Pakistan, Rohit Sharma had massive praise for Virat Kohli, calling this ‘best-ever’ knock. While most of cricket fans questioned whether Virat Kohli’s ability to win big games was on the wane, Rohit Sharma has been consistent that it was never the case.

“Speaking about Virat, I honestly don’t think he was struggling with form or anything. He was batting as good as he was, but with him, the expectations are always so high that even if he gets a good 30 or 40, people tend to talk about it,” Rohit reiterated.

As a part of the team management, Rohit never felt the need to put pressure on Kohli. “From the team management’s perspective, I thought he was in good space right from the Asia Cup, where he got a month off and then he came back to Asia Cup. He was fresh, got a brilliant hundred there, got a couple of fifties if I’m not wrong. And then leading up to the World Cup, we know the quality that he has, and he’s done so well in these type of conditions in all three forms.”

Rohit said he knew that once Mohammed Nawaz was hit for two sixes in his first over, he won’t be given a ball. But as things panned out, the pacers finished their quota of overs and Babar Azam was forced to use his left-arm spinner. “Obviously, it’s not easy when you have to bowl the last over being a spinner and only 15 or 18 runs to defend. It’s not easy.”

Next Match Against the Proteas

Team India will be against South Africa aka the Proteas on 30 October 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

India and South Africa moved closer to sealing their berth in the semi-finals on Thursday with stunning wins at the Sydney Cricket Ground. South Africa who were hard done by a no result against Zimbabwe, sealed a 104-run win over Bangladesh in the first match of the day. Rilee Rossouw slammed his second consecutive century before Anrich Nortje picked up 4/10 to help the Proteas bag their first win of the tournament.

IND vs SA: Probable Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

South Africa: Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

IND vs SA Weather Forecast

The India vs SouthAfrica match will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Fortunately, the game is unlikely to be interrupted by rain. As power weather.com, the match will be played under clear skies with a cool breeze.

IND vs SA: Live Streaming and Live Broadcast

The India vs SouthAfrica match will be broadcast in India on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.