India England 3rd T20 LIVE – IND vs ENG Live Updates– India captain Rohit Sharma is on the verge of equaling Ricky Ponting’s record of most consecutive wins if he succeeds in doing so on Sunday evening. Rohit is currently on a run of 19 consecutive wins as skipper of the side and needs one more to equal the record. Follow All IND vs ENG T20 Series LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- Rohit registered his 19th consecutive win as skipper on Sunday
- The 49-run win saw India seal the series 2-0
- Currently Ricky Ponting holds the record for most consecutive wins at 20
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Rohit eyes Ponting’s record –
As things stand, Rohit Sharma will need one more win to equal the record of the former Australia captain’s record while another win in the first ODI will see him break the record. Rohit has been huge success as captain of he Mumbai Indians (MI) where he actually took captaincy lessons from Ponting.
Rohit will have a great chance to lead the side and add another feather to his impressive cap. He is not part of the ODI squad that will face West Indies in West Indies, so he will have the golden opportunity to equal and break the record.
Ponting and his World Class team from 2003
Ponting’s record stretches way back to 2003 when his Australia side won the World Cup, winning 11 consecutive matches to go unbeaten. In the Australian side of 2003, Ponting had world-class players like, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Michel Bevan and many others.
While Australian skipper also had the likes of Justin Langer and Shane Warne at his disposal when it came to Test matches. Ponting’s record of 20 consecutive wins was a result of mix of both youth and experience.
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Rohit Sharma eyes Whitewash to equal Ponting-
As things stand, Rohit and Co will be ready to win the series with a whitewash having already sealed the series 2-0. Rohit’s Team India have been rock solid with both bat and ball and will be eyeing more in the coming days. Rohit will be leading the Indian team in the upcoming T20 World cup in Australia, if he avoids the injury setbacks which have derailed his time as full-time skipper.
Beat New Zealand 3-0 in T20
beat West Indies 3-0 in ODIs
beat West Indies 3-0 in T20
beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in T20
beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in Tests
beat England 2-0* in T20
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