Rohit Sharma dethrones Babar Azam from T20I summit

India continued their unbeaten run in the T20 World Cup on Thursday with a thumping 68-run win over England in Guyana. The win saw Rohit Sharma’s side book their place in the final against South Africa on Saturday in Barbados. The Proteas are also unbeaten in the tournament so far winning 8 matches on a trot heading into the final.

The win over England was India’s 49th in the shortest format of the game under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, who has now become the most successful skipper in T20Is, scripting an all-new world record. Rohit overtook Pakistan captain Babar Azam (48) for most wins as T20I skipper, maintaining India’s second-longest winning streak in T20Is (11). 

It was a record-breaking night for Rohit as he also became just the fifth Indian captain to rack up 5,000 runs across all formats. After his influential 57-run knock came to an end, Rohit walked back with 5,033 runs under his belt across all formats as the Indian skipper.

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The Indian team will be hoping to end this record-breaking tournament on a high and that can only be done by winning the final against South Africa. A win in the final will finally end India’s 11-year wait for an ICC trophy.