In the first T20I between India and Afghanistan, the "Men in Blue" skipper Rohit Sharma scripted history. Here is all you need to know (Pic: AFP/File Pic)
Updated On: 2024-01-12 03:12 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
During the first T20I match between India and Afghanistan, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma played a T20I match after 14 months. He last played a match against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Team India secured a win over Afghanistan in the opening match of the three-match T20I series by six wickets. With this, the star Indian opener Rohit Sharma scripted history by becoming the first-ever male cricketer to be a part of 100 T20I wins
In T20 International, Rohit Sharma is the fourth cricketer to win 100 matches
Prior to Rohit, England's Danielle Wyatt has been a part of 111 T20I wins, followed by Australia's Ellyse Perry with 100 T20I wins and Alyssa Healy with 100 T20I wins
India's captain Rohit Sharma is now just two wins shy from breaking the record of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. If he wins the remaining two matches against Afghanistan, then he will become the most successful Indian captain in T20Is with 42 wins
