IND vs NZ LIVE: Did Rohit Sharma predict his captaincy? November 7, 2012 – Blackberry phones were still popular, and Rohit Sharma was trying to find his feet in Team India. But his nine-year old tweet has now gone viral, the reason? He said he was going to lead his team and the match was in Jaipur.
“Touched down in Jaipur and yes I will be leading the side, looking forward to the added responsibility,” Rohit Sharma tweeted.
Touched down in jaipur and yes I will be leading the side, looking forward to the added responsibility 🙂
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 7, 2012
Still confused? Let’s explain. Rohit Sharma became Mumbai Ranji team’s captain in 2012. His first game as the captain was against Rajasthan in Jaipur. On Wednesday, Rohit Sharma will once again begin a new chapter of captaincy but this time, he will be leading India.
IND vs NZ LIVE: Did Rohit Sharma predict his captaincy? Hitman’s 9-year-old tweet goes viral – Check out reason
IND vs NZ LIVE: Did Rohit Sharma predict his captaincy? Even though Rohit Sharma has led India before, the 1st T20 against New Zealand will be his first as the full-time T20I captain. He was appointed as the captain after Virat Kohli stepped down from leadership role in T20Is after the T20 World Cup.
For those People who don’t know about this match.
This is about a Ranji match of Rajasthan versus Mumbai at Jaipur where Rohit captained Mumbai and made 79 and SKY was also part of that team and he picked Two wickets too pic.twitter.com/2QNN3a573r— Arjun🇦🇺🇦🇺 (@Arjun_Archer1) November 16, 2021
Rohit Sharma captaincy records:
| Format | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | N/R | WP |
| T20Is | 2017-2020 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 78.94% |
| ODIs | 2017-2019 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% |
| IPL | 2013-2021 | 129 | 75 | 50 | 4 | 59.68% |
The five-time IPL champion doesn’t have the aggression to bolster an on-field image. But his captaincy in IPL has already impressed a lot of people in the Indian board. He has backed players despite off form and has got results at Mumbai Indians.
IND vs NZ LIVE: Did Rohit Sharma predict his captaincy? Hitman’s 9-year-old tweet goes viral – Check out reason
With Rahul Dravid as head coach by his side, Rohit Sharma wants to implement similar philosophy at the T20I setup for the national team.
#TeamIndia get into the groove for the #INDvNZ T20I series. 👌 👌
How excited are you to see them in action? 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/Q3sNrdjnYA
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 16, 2021
“It’s one of the important aspects of T20 format where people have the assurance of taking chances in the middle. If it comes off, it comes off. If it doesn’t, then what happens? That’s where both of us will need to play a huge role in giving an individual that assurance of going out and expressing himself,” Rohit Sharma said at the virtual press conference.
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