India completely defeated Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series at home, scripting a 3-0 whitewash win, their third on the trot following the T20 World Cup 2021. With the win in Dharamsala, not only Team India, but their captain Rohit Sharma as well has managed to equal a huge world record in the format.
Since November 2021, India have not lost any match in T20Is. The streak started in the final three games of the group stage during the T20 World Cup in the UAE, where they defeated Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia. The Indian team then beat New Zealand in November and West Indies and Sri Lanka in February to register whitewash victories in three-match contests, therefore scripting a 12-match winning streak in the format and equalling the world record feat previously held by Afghanistan and Romania.
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Rohit meanwhile made the record for most consecutive T20I wins as captain. Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan had led his nation to the record 12 consecutive wins in T20Is between 2018 and 2020. For Rohit, the streak started in 2019 when he led India to two wins at home against Bangladesh and captained the team to a victory against New Zealand in 2020. This was followed by the three whitewash wins, which came after he was named the full-time T20I captain for India in November after the T20 World Cup.
“It’s a pattern of everything that comes together. We played very well. Lot of positives came out from the series. Want to understand what kind of bench strength we have. Good to give opportunities to those guys,” Rohit said.
