Team India skipper Rohit Sharma returned to T20Is after a protracted hole of 14 months. Rohit final performed a T20 for India again in November 2022, the semi-final of the T20 World Cup and since then he and Virat Kohli, the 2 senior execs most well-liked ODIs since there was a 50-over World Cup on precedence. However, with one other T20 World Cup in sight, each of them returned and as he took the sphere in the sequence opener in opposition to Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday, January 11, he turned the oldest player to lead India in the shortest format.
Rohit at 36 years and 256 days broke Shikhar Dhawan‘s document, who at 35 years and 236 days led India in his remaining T20I again in 2021. MS Dhoni, the legendary Indian captain is in third place at 35 years and 52 days, who performed his remaining match as captain of India in T20Is in 2016.
Oldest captains of India in T20Is
Rohit Sharma – 36 years 256 days
Shikhar Dhawan – 35 years 236 days
MS Dhoni – 35 years 52 days
Suryakumar Yadav – 33 years 91 days
Virat Kohli – 33 years 03 days
So far, 13 gamers have led India in T20Is and the age group ranges from 24 to 36, which exhibits the flexibility of the format.Â
As Rohit returned to T20Is, he had a bittersweet outing given he was run out for a duck whereas batting, nevertheless, his staff gained the match and like he admitted, that was crucial factor. Shivam Dube along with his all-round present scoring an unbeaten 60 off 40 with the bat and taking a wicket with the ball, helped India chase down 159 runs in the sequence opener in opposition to Afghanistan. India took a 1-0 lead in the sequence with the second recreation to be performed in Indore on Sunday, January 14.
