Rohit Sharma led India to their eighth Asia Cup title after the Men in Blue beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo.
This was Sharma's second major international trophy win and incidentally, both titles are Asia Cup. Earlier in 2018, in the absence of Virat Kohli, Sharma led India to an Asia Cup triumph in 2018.
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Sharma's track record as a captain in domestic cricket has been second to none as he became the first captain to win five IPL titles, a record which legendary Indian skipper MS Dhoni recently matches by winning the fifth IPL title with Chennai Super Kings this year.
Compared to Sharma, Kohli's track record as a captain in terms of winning trophies is abysmal. Kohli, who led Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL from 2013 to 2021, failed to win the trophy even once.
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Under Kohli's leadership, India have played in four ICC-affiliated competitions (2017 Champions Trophy, 2019 ICC World Cup, 2021 T20I World Cup and 2021 Worst Test Championship). They reached the final in the Champions Trophy and Test Championship and were eliminated from the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup and group stages in the 2021 T20I World Cup.
Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Who has won more trophies as captain?
In international cricket, Rohit Sharma has won three trophies as Indian captain - 2 Asia Cup and 1 Nidahas Trophy.
In domestic cricket, Sharma led Mumbai Indians to two five IPL titles and one CLT20 trophy.
*Bilateral series are not considered in this list.
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Rohit Sharma's trophies as captain
| Trophy | No. of titles | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Asia Cup | 2 | International |
| Nidahas Cup | 1 | International |
| CLT20 | 1 | Domestic |
| IPL | 5 | Domestic |
| Total | 9 | Domestic & International |
Virat Kohli's trophies as captain
Virat Kohli has never won a multi-team tournament in either domestic or international cricket.