Rohit Sharma will captain India in an ODI World Cup for the first time.
India is yet to win another ICC trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy win in 2013 which came under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
After him, Virat Kohli led the Indian team to the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy, the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup, and the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final in 2021. But he was unable to win any ICC silverware.
Rohit Sharma, in his first ICC tournament as captain, took India to the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022, where they were thrashed by England. India was then hammered by Australia in the final of the ICC WTC 2023 under Rohit’s captaincy.
Rohit and Kohli are expected to enter the twilight phase of their respective white-ball careers after the 2023 World Cup. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly made an interesting observation while discussing the white-ball future of Rohit and Kohli.
"I don't believe too much in last time, first time. I believe in performances. I think they are 34-35, I don't know what's going to happen in the next World Cup. There are world tournaments every year - T20 cricket, and 50-over cricket. It's not like as in the past when we started - once every four years and then the Champions Trophy came in. So it's about performances and I am sure Rohit as captain and Virat will be wanting to make it a big one not from a personal point of view but from winning it. I think that's the biggest," Ganguly told Star Sports.
India will open the World Cup 2023 on October 8 when they face off against Australia in Chennai.