Rohit Sharma is without a doubt one of the best players that India has seen over the past decade and a half and he has won almost everything there is to win in cricket. He has won the T20I World Cup in 2007, The 2013 Champions Trophy, he has led Mumbai Indians to 5 IPL titles. So, Rohit Sharma has a great legacy but 2023 is the year where Rohit Sharma can cement himself as one of the best of all time. This will be the most important year for him
This year there are 2 ICC events and he is the captain in both those events and these are the 2 events that have eluded Rohit Sharma all this while. He is one of the greatest ODI batters of all time and his recent test form has been great as well. So, as captain he will have the responsibility of leading the Indian team to glory this year.
Let’s look at how 2023 could define the legacy of Rohit Sharma
He needs to prove himself as a leader in Test Cricket
Rohit Sharma has been the captain of the test team and his first big test will come in a month when India take on Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy where it will be 4 test Matches to decide the best test team in the world and India have to win 3 out of those 4 matches to secure a place in the World Test Championship Final in June. Rohit Sharma will be tested as a leader and as a batter against top quality opposition. He has to lead India to the World Test Championship Final and win it for India and then his legacy in Indian test cricket will be secured.
Also Read: Best Innings of Rohit Sharma in Test Cricket
He will look to make a comeback in T20Is
2023 has not been a good start for Rohit Sharma the T20I batter as he has been dropped from the team and his future looks bleak and he would want to turn it around and the opposition for that will come during the IPL when he will lead the Mumbai Indians and he will have to score lots of runs and at a good strike rate to make a comeback. If that does not happen then his legacy in T20I will be hampered as he will be remembered for the fact that he was not able to lead India to a win as captain.
Also Read | Best Innings of Rohit Sharma in T20I Cricket and Best Performances of Rohit Sharma in ODI Cricket
Last Chance to win the ODI World Cup
Majority of cricket fans in India want to see Rohit Sharma win the big one , the trophy which is the most coveted in cricket and one that is played every 4 years and that is the ODI World Cup and this year the World Cup is in India so there will not be a better chance for Rohit Sharma to complete his lifelong dream of winning his most prized trophy as in 2011 he was not part of the team that won the tournament and he will be the captain in 2023 and if he manages to lead India to World Cup glory then he will be in the same breath as Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni and he will be remembered forever.
Also Read: Schedule of Indian Cricket Team in 2023
