Legendary Indian batter Rohit Sharma believes that both the men’s and women’s teams of India national cricket team are now well-positioned to dominate world cricket after recently winning major trophies and building strong momentum.
While the men’s side currently holds both the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy titles, the women’s team also became ODI champions after securing their maiden title in November 2025.
India’s men’s team had previously endured an 11-year wait for an ICC trophy following their triumph in the 2013 Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni. However, after ending that drought with victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup held in the West Indies and the United States, the Men in Blue have gone on to win three consecutive ICC white-ball tournaments.
The team recently created history by becoming the first side to win the T20 World Cup three times, while also achieving the distinction of successfully defending the title and lifting the trophy on home soil.
With India’s strong bench strength and consistent performances, they are considered strong contenders for the next major ICC tournament, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 in South Africa.
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Meanwhile, the women’s team will aim to add a T20 title to their achievements when they compete in the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England later this year.
“There’s no secret to success, it’s all about hard work. International cricketers – men’s and women’s – they work really, really hard to achieve what they have achieved. Of course, it’s not just the players who perform on the field but there’s so many people behind the scenes as well who put in so much hard work into that success.”
“So a lot of people and personnel to give credit to,” Rohit Sharma said during the launch of the inaugural women’s Mumbai T20 League (via ESPN Cricinfo).
“I feel very, very happy and proud to see what we’ve been seeing for the last couple of years now to come out with flying colours and achieve what we have achieved, not just men’s team but also women’s team to win that World Cup in Mumbai was fantastic to watch. And recently now what the men’s team did to win the T20 World Cup, what they did was phenomenal.”
“And I hope this is just the start, there’s no looking back from here because once you get the momentum – and we often talk about momentum in cricket – both men’s and women’s teams have, all I hope is that we carry this momentum,” Rohit Sharma added.
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