Rohit led India in 56 ODIs and won 75% of those matches.
Shubman Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma as ODI captain. His tenure starts with the three-match series against Australia later this month.
Rohit, who became a full-time captain in ODIs in December 2021, led India in 56 games in the format, winning 42 and losing 12, whereas one match each ended in a tie and no result. Under his captaincy, India won the Asia Cup 2018 and the Champions Trophy 2025, both in the UAE, and reached the final of the 2023 World Cup.
No other Indian captain has a higher win/loss ratio than Rohit’s 3.500, and he won 75% of ODIs as a leader. It’s fitting that his tenure ends with a Champions Trophy win, for it justifies how ruthless the team was under him.
Gill has now taken over Rohit in the second format, having succeeded him as Test captain before the England tour earlier this year. Despite all the talks to make Shreyas Iyer the ODI captain, selectors clearly want one captain across formats, which was also a reason why he was announced vice-captain in T20Is ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.
In reality, Rohit Sharma has done nothing wrong to be removed from the captaincy in ODIs, but the team management has long-term planning in mind. At 38, Rohit’s spot in the 50-over version is not sealed, and since he plays only one format, there will always be doubts regarding his form and fitness.
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He has worked hard to maintain good shape, for which he has been awarded a place in the squad, but India must prepare for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa. He will be 40 by the event and has shown signs of regression, even though his ODIs runs have come here and there.
So, the team wants to be absolutely sure with their leadership department because grooming a captain just before the World Cup will be arduous. They want to ensure that if Rohit fails to maintain consistency and needs to be dropped, the captaincy doesn’t come in the way.
It must be hard on Rohit, but that’s the nature of leadership at the top; even he came at the expense of Virat Kohli back in 2021. Now, he will be under immense pressure to keep performing because his spot in the next World Cup is far from sealed.
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