NEW DELHI: India captain
Rohit Sharma
is on the verge of a historic achievement as his team faces
South Africa
in the
T20 World Cup
final on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma is just six runs away from surpassing
Virat Kohli
’s record of 1,216 runs to become the highest run-getter in T20 World Cup history, while leading India to potentially their first T20 World Cup title under his captaincy.
Rohit Sharma currently has 1,211 runs in T20 World Cups, including 248 runs in the ongoing edition. He has been a consistent performer with 12 half-centuries and a century across the tournaments.
His performance in the recent matches includes two crucial fifties against Australia and England, making him the third-highest run-scorer in this tournament, behind Travis Head of Australia with 255 runs and Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan with 281 runs.
Rohit has led India to their third consecutive
ICC
final in nearly 13 months. Previous attempts saw India fall short against Australia in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals. During this tournament, India has remained unbeaten, showcasing remarkable resilience and skill under Sharma’s leadership.
The final on Saturday offers India a chance to end their 11-year-long ICC title drought, with their last victory coming in the 2013 Champions Trophy. Rohit aims to join MS Dhoni as the second Indian captain to lift the T20 World Cup trophy.
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