Sharma will begin his stint as Team India's full-time T20I skipper in the upcoming series against New Zealand and a good performance by the team in these three matches could boost his chances
Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday was officially anointed India's new T20 captain replacing Virat Kohli, who has been rested from the three-match series against New Zealand starting November 17 in Jaipur
Ravi Shastri feels that Rohit Sharma is "ready and capable" to take over the T20 captaincy
Kohli on Monday more or less confirmed that Rohit Sharma will replace him as T20 International skipper
India reached the target of 133 in 15.2 overs with Rohit Sharma (56) and KL Rahul (54 not out) stitching 86 runs for the opening stand to set up the win in their final Super 12 match
Rohit Sharma was referring to the losses against Pakistan and New Zealand
Kohli could not believe his ears when he was asked whether Rohit Sharma could be dropped for his failure in the T20 World Cup loss to Pakistan
Skipper Babar Azam stroked his way to 68 while his opening partner, Mohammad Rizwan, smashed 79 as the Indian bowlers struggled to contain the two batters
In terms of numbers, India have an all-win record against their arch-rivals in the T20 World Cup since its inception in 2007
Captaining the side with Kohli only taking the field to bowl, Rohit showed sublime touch alongside opening partner Rahul as India chased down Australia's 152 for five in 17.5 overs
At the toss, captain Kohli said that KL Rahul will open for India in this World Cup, and the right-hander displayed his class at the top with scintillating 24-ball 54 and provided India fiery start
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MI has made two changes in its playing 11, bringing in Krunal Pandya and Piyush Chawla for Saurabh Tiwary and Jayant Yadav. Check SRH vs MI live toss and playing 11 updates here
Mumbai might bring some changes in its bowling department given Sharjah's wicket is low and slow. Check Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians playing 11 and live toss updates here
Rohit felt his best in Test cricket is yet to come after having a stunning tour of England, which he described as 'good' for himself
Mumbai Indians has also made one change, Jayant Yadav comes in for Rahul Chahar. Check Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals playing 11 and toss result here
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant can be groomed as vice-captains in the shortest format of the game by the Team India management.
Chasing a sub-par score, Mumbai inched towards victory cautiously as Punjab bowlers kept the runflow in check
Another loss could make it really tough for Mumbai to make it to the playoffs so the pressure would be on the Rohit-led side
Glenn Maxwell's all-round performance and Harshal Patel's hat-trick ensured victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore