Rohit Sharma has led Team India as a stand-in captain on several occasions since 2017. In November 2021, India became full-time white ball cricket. Rohit has captained India in 45 T20I matches, making him India’s third longest-serving T20I captain after Virat Kohli (50 matches) and the great MS Dhoni (72 matches).
Babar has such a record
Babar Azam, on the other hand, was made the full-time white-ball captain of Pakistan in May 2020. Babar has captained more than Rohit while captaining Pakistan in 59 T20I matches. It also makes him the longest-serving captain for Pakistan in the shortest format, with Shahid Afridi second on the list to lead Pakistan in 44 T20I matches. Babar’s record as a captain is excellent.
Captaincy record is better than Babar, won 77.77% matches
Rohit is a one-sided winner when it comes to win percentage. Under his captaincy, India has registered 35 impressive victories out of 45 matches, losing only on 10 occasions. At the same time, under Babar’s captaincy, Pakistan has won 36 out of 59 matches, while losing 18 games. There was no result of 5 matches. This means that Rohit’s win percentage of 77.77 is far higher as compared to Babar’s 66.66%.
Rohit’s record is amazing, 6 matches behind Dhoni
Rohit needs just 6 wins to surpass Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of winning most matches as captain. MS Dhoni holds the Indian record of 41 wins as captain. Under Rohit’s captaincy, Mumbai Indians won the Indian Premier League title 5 times. This is a record in IPL. Everyone praises his captaincy and in this case he is compared to the great Dhoni.
Personal records of Rohit vs Babar as captain
Rohit has scored 1411 runs in 45 T20 matches as captain, which means an average of 34.41. This is slightly higher than his entire career batting average of 31.94 in T20Is. Babar averages 40.43 as captain after scoring 1941 runs in 59 matches. Although this is less than his overall career average of 43.66 in T20I cricket. Both players have also scored two centuries and received five Player of the Match awards during their time as captains. Considering that Rohit has captained on fewer occasions, goes in favor of the Indian captain.
Who’s better then?
Overall, Rohit Sharma has captained in fewer matches and his record is better than Babar Azam in every respect. His individual record is also better than that of the Pakistani captain. However, there is no doubt that both are on their way to become great captains. Both would like to take the T20 World Cup trophy home.
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