ICC World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma has mentioned the names of Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni in golden words in the list of Indian captains who have won the ICC Cricket World Cup. The current captain of the Indian team missed the golden opportunity to include Rohit Sharma’s name along with them. The Men in Blue have suffered a painful defeat at the hands of Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The final match of the World Cup 2023 was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Painful destination after India’s undefeated journey
India came into the final of the game as favorites to win the trophy for the third time in history. India have won all 10 games so far in the tournament. However, Australia upped their game for the big day and were crowned world champions for the sixth time in history with a 6-wicket victory.
After the end of the game, Kapil Dev wrote an emotional post for Rohit on his Instagram story. Kapil Dev wrote, “Rohit, you are great at what you do. Lots of success awaits you. It’s tough, I know, but keep your spirits up. India is with you.”
Rohit Sharma is the second highest run scorer
After the match ended, Rohit had tears in his eyes as India missed their dream. This tournament was memorable for the Indian captain with the bat. Rohit’s aggressive batting style in the powerplay proved to be a positive-factor for Team India. Rohit was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament behind teammate Virat Kohli, scoring 597 runs in 11 innings at an average of 54.27 and a strike rate of 125.94.
Kapil Dev had given title to India despite obstacles
Rohit is one of the greatest ODI players in history but he has never won a World Cup trophy. He failed to make a place in the team in 2011. But then he was part of the team that lost in the semi-finals to Australia and New Zealand in 2015 and 2019. After this, India had to face defeat in the 2023 final also. Kapil Dev had led the Indian team to victory in the 1983 World Cup despite all obstacles. India became world champion for the first time. When they defeated the mighty West Indies team in the final played at Lord’s. After him, India won the World Cup title in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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