IND vs WI: Even after winning the match, India equaled this uncharted record of Sri Lanka, this happened only for the second time in cricket history

The year 2022 has been quite different for Team India. Since the beginning of this year, constant changes have been made in the team regarding the captaincy. At the same time, the team is currently on the West Indies tour where it has to play a series of three ODIs and five T20 matches. Opener batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been appointed the captain of the team on this tour. With this, Team India has equaled Sri Lanka’s record for most captain changes in a calendar year.

So far 7 captains have been changed in the Indian team this year. Earlier this year, Rohit Sharma was appointed the captain of the team after Virat Kohli but due to injury he could not go on the tour of South Africa, after which KL Rahul led the team. After this, it was as if in every series a new captain was announced for the team.

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After Rohit and Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were made the captains of the team. At the same time, Dhawan has got this opportunity for the second time when he is captaining the team. In the same year, on the tour of Sri Lanka, Dhawan was given the command of Team India.

Even before this, Team India had made many changes regarding the captaincy in a year. In the year 1959, Team India appointed five captains. It includes the names of Vinoo Mankad, Hemu Adhikari, Datta Gaikwad, Pankaj Roy and Gulab Rai Ramchan.

Sri Lanka also changed 7 captains in a year

Sri Lankan team has also been no less than India in terms of change of captain. Sri Lanka had appointed seven captains one after the other in the year 2017. This year, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Chamara Kapugedara and Thisara Perera have led the team in different formats.

England, Australia and Zimbabwe have not lagged behind in terms of change in captaincy. The England team changed a total of 6 captains for their team in the year 2011, while the Australian team made 6 captaincy changes in 2021. At the same time, Zimbabwe appointed 6 captains for the team in 2001.

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Beginning with victory on West Indies tour

Under the captaincy of Dhawan on the West Indies tour, Team India started with a win in the three-match ODI series. Team India defeated the hosts by 3 runs in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Batting first in this match, the Indian team had set a target of 309 runs in front of West Indies. Chasing the target, West Indies gave a tough fight to Team India in the match but in the last over she could not score the necessary runs to win.