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Rohit Sharma is oldest captain to win icc champions trophy: The Indian cricket team created history in Dubai on 9 March. Team India defeated New Zealand in the final to win the Champions Trophy 2025 title. In this way, India created a new history by winning the Champions Trophy for the third time. The Indian team has now become the most champions trophy winning team. Earlier, India and Australia were the most successful team with 2-2 Champions Trophy.
India became the joint winner of the Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka in 2002. The team then won the 2013 Champions Trophy under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and now under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, made a big feat by winning the title of the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Rohit Sharma played historical innings
Captain Rohit Sharma played an important role in winning the third trophy to India, who scored a brilliant 76 runs off 83 balls in the final. He hit 7 fours and 3 skyscraper sixes in his innings. Rohit was awarded the Player of the Match Award for this great performance. Under the captaincy of Rohit, Team India managed to name 2 big trophy of ICC for 2 consecutive years. After winning the T20 World Cup title last year under his captaincy, Rohit created a new record by capturing the Champions Trophy this year.
Actually, Rohit Sharma has become the oldest captain to win the ICC Champions Trophy. He demolished the 21 -year -old record of West Indies great cricketer Brian Lara. Rohit did this big feat at the age of 37 years 313 days, while Brian Lara won the title of Champions Trophy as captain at the age of 35 years 146 days in 2004. Ricky Ponting is the third oldest captain to win the ICC Champions Trophy. Ponting won the Champions Trophy at the age of 34 years 290 days.
The oldest captain who won the ICC Champions Trophy
- 37 years 313 days – Rohit Sharma (2025)*
- 35 years 146 days – Brian Lara (2004)
- 34 years 290 days – Ricky Ponting (2009)
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