The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Secretary, Jay Shah, confirmed that Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 and Champions Trophy 2025.
Sharma recently ended India’s 11-year-long ICC trophy drought and guided them to a T20 World Cup win when the Blues defeated South Africa in a thrilling final in Bridgetown.
Sharma was appointed India’s captain in 2021 after Virat Kohli stepped down and since then, the Blues made it to the WTC 2021-23 final and the ODI World Cup 2023 final where they lost to Australia on both occasions.
Shah has now announced that India will continue playing under Sharma’s captaincy in two formats as he, alongside Kohli, announced his retirement from T20Is after lifting the T20 World Cup.
“I am confident that under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, we will win the WTC Final and the Champions Trophy,” Shah said in a video shared by the BCCI.
He dedicated India’s T20 World Cup win to previous head coach Rahul Dravid, whose last match in charge was the final and to Sharma, Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja as all three of them retired from T20Is.
"Many congratulations to Team India for this historic victory. I want to dedicate this victory to coach Rahul Dravid, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja. This was our third final in the last year. In June 2023, we lost in the final of the World Test Championship. After ten wins in November 2023, we won hearts but couldn't win the cup,” Shah added.
"I had said in Rajkot that in June 2024, we will win hearts, win the cup, and hoist the flag of India, and our captain did just that. The last five overs had a huge contribution to this victory.
“I want to thank Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya for their contributions. After this victory, the next stage is the WTC final and the Champions Trophy. I am confident that we will become champions in both these tournaments under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma."
- Rohit Sharma
