India team’s captain, Rohit Sharma Joins Dhoni & Azharuddin In An Elusive List to became the third captain to win an ODI series in England as his team defeated England by a margin of five wickets in the final ODI. In the third ODI of the three-match series at Manchester, Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya enabled India chase down 260 and win the series 2-1. Thanks to some outstanding spells from players like Yuzvendra Chahal (3/60) and Hardik Pandya (4/24), England was bowled out for 259.
Reece Topley decimated India’s top order as they chased 260 and had them at 72/4, but Pandya and Pant put together a match-winning stand of 133 runs to win it.
Rohit Sharma Joins Dhoni & Azharuddin in an Elusive list of winning captains in England
With their stunning win, India became only the third side since 2015 to overcome England at home in an ODI series. Actually, Rohit Sharma Joins Dhoni & Azharuddin In An Elusive List and created history by being the first Indian skipper to triumph in both the ODI and T20I series in England.
The other two Indian captains to win an ODI series in England, in addition to Rohit, were MS Dhoni and Mohammed Azharuddin.
Mohammad Azharuddin led India to their first-ever ODI series victory on English soil in 1999. After 15 years, MS Dhoni accomplished the same feat in 2014. Now that Rohit has been the third Indian skipper to win an ODI bilateral series in England, he enters a select group.
India defeated England 3-1 in a five-match one-day international series under Dhoni’s direction.
Under the leadership of Azharuddin, India won a two-match ODI series in England in 1990 by a score of 2-0.
India had defeated England for 110 in the first game, winning by a margin of 10 wickets.
In the second ODI, England recovered well and won by a score of 100 runs.
In the 3rd ODI, Rohit Sharma Joins Dhoni & Azharuddin In An Elusive List as Pant’s century and Hardik’s all-around efforts enabled India to win the match-deciding run.
India’s trip of England in 2021–2022 was a huge success. They won the T20I and ODI series 2-1 while drawing the Test series 2-2. They prevented England from winning a series in any format, let alone one at home thereby letting Rohit Sharma Joins Dhoni & Azharuddin In An Elusive List of winning captains.