[WATCH] Rohit Sharma Reacts As Jay Shah Confirms Him As India Captain For The 2024 T20 World Cup

India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, expressed joy when BCCI Secretary Jay Shah officially announced him as the leader for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Earlier reports suggested that all-rounder Hardik Pandya was also being considered for the role.

Shah commended India’s achievement of winning 10 consecutive games in the 2023 ODI World Cup and assured that the Men in Blue, under Rohit’s captaincy, would break their ICC trophy drought at the 2024 T20 World Cup. He conveyed this message in a video shared by PTI.

“Main aap ko promise karna chahta hoon ki Rohit Sharma ki kaptani mein 2024 mein Barbados mein hum jarur Bharat ka jhanda gadenge (I want to promise you that we’ll lift the trophy in Barbados at the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy).”

See Rohit Sharma’s response here:

VIDEO | Here’s what Asian Cricket Council president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah (@JayShah) said while addressing an event in Rajkot.

“In 2023 (final) at Ahmedabad, even though we did not win the World Cup after 10 straight wins, we won hearts. I want to promise you that in 2024… pic.twitter.com/GcEJjSdiLs

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 14, 2024

Rohit Sharma led India to the semifinals of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, where they were defeated by eventual champions England by 10 wickets. Since the 2013 Champions Trophy, India has not secured an ICC trophy, coming close in the 2023 ODI World Cup but losing to Australia in the final in Ahmedabad.

Notably, Rohit was absent from T20Is for an extended period after the 2022 T20 World Cup. However, the 36-year-old made a comeback during the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan earlier this year. In the third T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, he smashed his record fifth T20I century as India secured a 3-0 series win, marking their last T20I assignment before the T20 World Cup.

Rohit Sharma and his team are placed in Group A for the 2024 T20 World Cup

Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, India is grouped with Ireland, Pakistan, the United States, and Canada in Group A for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue will kick off their campaign against Ireland in New York on June 5. See the schedule below:

June 5: India vs Ireland at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York

June 9: India vs Pakistan at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York

June 12: India vs United States at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York

June 15: India vs Canada at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida

The matches are scheduled to commence at 8 PM IST.

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