This is why Rohit Sharma was the obvious choice for the BCCI as Virat Kohli's successor

Nov 10, 2021 By: Vaamanaa Sethi Credit: BCCL

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced Rohit Sharma, late evening on November 9,...

...as the new captain of the Indian squad for T20 Internationals (T20I) replacing Virat Kohli, who decided to step down as captain in October. Credit: BCCL

“When Rohit Sharma is available, there are no other options...

...for white ball captaincy at the moment,” said a BCCI official in a statement. Credit: BCCL

Sharma has taken the captaincy role earlier also in the absence of former skipper Kohli.

Sharma has led the Indian team 19 times in T20I and dominated with 15, a winning percentage of 78.94.

He also has a tally of 712 runs with an average of 41.88 from 19 matches in which he led the team.

The biggest driving factor for BCCI to appoint Sharma is his success rate as...

...the captain of Mumbai Indians, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team. Credit: ICC

Sharma has previously also proved to be a very successful captain by...

...securing the IPL title for Mumbai Indians five times under. Credit: BCCL

He took over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in 2013 from Harbhajan Singh...

...and secured his first win in his debut season as a captain. Credit: BCCL

He is also one of the rare players to have a career tally of more than 5,000 runs in IPL history.

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