When did the pair of Rohit and Virat win the ICC title together?
Team India finally won the Champions Trophy title after 12 years. India won the second consecutive ICC title within 9 months, defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final. Team India remained undefeated throughout the tournament. The Indian team defeated Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand in the group stage. After this, they defeated Australia in the semi-finals. Finally, India defeated New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India won the second consecutive ICC trophy in 9 months. Earlier, India won the T20I World Cup in the West Indies in June 2024. After winning the Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma clearly said that he will continue to play in ODIs and Test cricket. This is the third time that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have won the ICC trophy together. In this blog, we are going to tell you which ICC tournaments Kohli and Rohit have won together.
ICC Champions Trophy 2013
This was the first ICC tournament that Rohit and Virat won together. India won the Champions Trophy in England in 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. In this tournament, Rohit Sharma was selected as the opening batsman for the Indian team. The Indian team won this tournament by remaining undefeated. Rohit Sharma scored a total of 177 runs in the entire tournament while Virat Kohli scored 176 runs. The Indian team defeated South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan in the group stage, while defeating Sri Lanka in the semi-finals, while India defeated hosts England by 5 runs in the final. Virat Kohli’s dance became quite famous after winning the tournament.
ICC T20I World Cup 2024
The Indian team got the second ROKO moment when Rohit and Virat (ROKO) won the ICC T20I World Cup 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The Indian team also won this tournament by remaining undefeated. Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer for the Indian team. He has scored 257 runs for his team, while on the other hand, Virat Kohli failed in every match before the final, but he scored 76 runs in the biggest stage of the World Cup and became the Player of the Match. He scored 151 runs but his innings in the final are still remembered by the fans. After winning the World Cup, Rohit and Virat gave many unforgettable glimpses to the Indian fans.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The latest ICC trophy won by both legendary Indian players became the Champions Trophy 2025. India won this tournament again under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. India once again remained undefeated till the end of the tournament. Virat Kohli scored 218 runs in the tournament and became the second-highest run-scorer for the Indian team after Shreyas Iyer, who scored 243 runs. Kohli scored a brilliant century against Pakistan and an innings of 84 runs against Australia in the semi-finals. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma gave a quick start in every group stage match and semi-final, but he was not able to convert his innings into big scores. But he scored 76 runs in the final and became the Player of the Match. Now, Team India’s players will play in the upcoming matches in IPL.
Interestingly, when Rohit and Virat win an ICC tournament together, the Indian team never loses the match. They are the pillars of the Indian cricket team. After the match, Rohit clearly said that “we have not retired and will continue to play in ODIs and Tests.”