Workers India on Friday equalled Sri Lanka’s world chronicle for having most captains in a calendar year. After taking the arena within the indispensable ODI in opposition to West Indies, Shikhar Dhawan grew to change into the seventh captain to e-book India in global cricket in 2022. Sri Lanka aged seven captains in 2017.
Notably, no group has had extra than seven captains in a calendar year.
It is price declaring that players collectively with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammad Shami had been rested for the series as they’d per chance well maybe also resume their game for Asia Cup. In their absence, Dhawan has been handed the accountability to e-book India for the continued three-match ODI series in West Indies.
Most captains in a calender year:
- 7 captains: India in 2022
- 7 captains: Sri Lanka, 2017
- 6 captains: Zimbabwe, 2001
- 6 captains: England, 2011
- 6 captains: Australia, 2021
Apparently, here’s also the indispensable group in Indian cricket historical previous that 7 various captains hold led the nationwide group across the year. Beforehand, 5 various players (Vinoo Mankad, Hemu Adhikari, Datta Gaekwad, Pankaj Roy and Gulabrai Ramchan) had led Workers India in 1959.
Following are the players who led Workers India so a ways in 2022:
- Virat Kohli for South Africa Checks
- KL Rahul for South Africa ODIs
- Rohit Sharma for South Africa and West Indies Series
- Rishabh Pant for South Africa T20Is
- Hardik Pandya for Ireland T20Is
- Jasprit Bumrah for England rescheduled the Fifth Take a look at
- Shikhar Dhawan for West Indies ODIs
Talking about the match, Dhawan made a successfully-crafted 97 while Shubmam Gill made a advanced 64 in his ODI comeback sooner than India held their nerves to drag off a 3-slump resolve over the West Indies within the series opener here. Openers Dhawan (97 off 99 balls) and Gill (64 off 53) shared a 119-slump stand sooner than the West Indies fought advantage to restrict India to 308 for seven.
The West Indies famous 15 off the final over for a chronicle trail at Queens Park Oval but Mohammed Siraj used to be ready to cease a rampaging Romario Shepherd (38 no longer out off 25).
At the tip of the uncover, Kyle Mayers (75 off 68) and Shamarh Brooks (46 off 61) raised West Indies’ hopes with a 117-slump stand for the 2d wicket sooner than Brandon King (54 off 66) took the game deep. In the tip, the West Indies fell immediate and ended at 305 for six.
India and West Indies will sq. off within the 2d ODI on Sunday (July 24).