If any foreign stadium is called the second home for Team India, then the name of Dubai International Stadium should come at the top. This stadium has been really good for Team India. Especially talking about ODI International cricket, Rohit Sharma will keep this stadium close to his heart. Rohit Sharma has won two titles for Team India here, one of which is the Champions Trophy and one is the Asia Cup. He has not lost a single match of ODI International cricket on this ground.
Rohit Sharma has played 10 matches in Dubai so far as captain and the team has won all 10 matches. During this time, India has also won two titles, including an Asia Cup, which was played in 2018. Under the captaincy of Rohit, India defeated Bangladesh in the final. At the same time, now by defeating New Zealand, Team India has captured the Champions Trophy 2025. In this way, this stadium has suited India a lot in ODI cricket. Not only this, India has also set a world record here.
Team India has set a record of winning the most matches here in ODI International cricket. India has played a total of 11 matches here without losing a single match and has won 10 of these matches and one match was tied, which was played under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This match was against Afghanistan.
New Zealand has won 10 consecutive matches in Dunedin and India is again included in this list, which has won seven matches in Indore in ODI cricket. Pakistan had won seven matches at Hyderabad’s Niaz Stadium. Apart from this, this was India’s seventh consecutive victory over New Zealand in ODI international cricket.
Rohit Sharma is Not Going to Retire from ODIs
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma put a full stop to all the speculations that he would say goodbye to ODI international cricket after the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Rohit Sharma dismissed the news of his retirement after winning the Champions Trophy on Sunday and said that he is not going to say goodbye to ODI cricket yet.
Since the time of the Australia tour, there were speculations about Rohit’s captaincy and his place in the team, but his innings of 76 runs in the final against New Zealand proved to be a lifesaver for his career. He said in the press conference after the four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final, “I am not retiring from the ODI format. Please do not spread rumors.”
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When asked about future plans, he said, “There is no future plan. What is happening will go on.” From this it can be said that Rohit Sharma wants to play Test and ODI international cricket for the country in future as well. He has retired from T20 International cricket after the T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, it was being said that he would also retire from ODIs after the Champions Trophy. However, this is not the case.
By the way, if seen, Rohit Sharma would want to play till the ODI World Cup 2027, because he often says that the ICC Trophy means the ODI World Cup for him, which he has missed twice after coming close. In 2019, he scored five centuries, but the team lost in the semi-finals there and under his captaincy in 2023, the team lost in the final. In such a situation, he would probably want to try to win that title once more.