T20I captain, Rohit Sharma leads India to a clean sweep.

T20I captain, Rohit Sharma leads India to a clean sweep.- With a 73-run win in the third T20I in Kolkata on Sunday.

India handed T20 World Cup runners-up New Zealand the humiliation of a 3-0 series defeat.

On his full-time leadership debut, Rohit Sharma batted brilliantly and led with elegance to weave a near-perfect story.

On his full-time leadership debut, Rohit Sharma batted brilliantly and led with elegance to weave a near-perfect tale.

The Indian captain first made a statement by smashing 56 off 31 balls. In India’s 184 for 7 before making some brilliant captaincy decisions that saw New Zealand surrender for just 111 runs in 17.2 overs. After defeating the Black Caps 5-0 in their own backyard in 2020, India won the bilateral T20I series for the second time in a row with a complete sweep.

Axar Patel (3/9) bowled with accuracy and got one to turn as his three wickets in the Powerplay effectively ended New Zealand’s resistance, and the rest was a formality.

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The New Zealand side looks fatigued after a grueling T20 World Cup campaign. And the result will not be a fair indication of the team’s abilities because they went through the motions for the majority of the three games.

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This series was a test for Rohit and head coach Rahul Dravid to see what kind of weaponry they have going forward.

The Indians faltered in the middle overs before Harshal Patel (18 off 11 balls.) And Deepak Chahar (21 not out off 8 balls.) Exploited their long handles to grab 50 runs in the last five overs, putting the team’s character to the test.

Rohit blasted Adam Milne (0/47 in 4 overs) over long-on for his second maximum. While the third off Lockie Ferguson was another pull behind the square. Into the stand below the enormous electronic scoreboard.

After Kishan edged an arm ball into the keeper’s gloves. Stand-in captain Mitchell Santner (4-0-27-3) was able to bring things back. And Suryakumar Yadav (0) played a sloppy shot to a flung up delivery. Handing an easy catch to the cover, much to his skipper’s chagrin.

Rishabh Pant went for a terrible hoick to give Santner his third wicket in his second over. Adding to Rohit’s displeasure.

His previous six T20 International scores have been 74, 30, 56, 48, 55, and 56. And captaincy hasn’t impacted his style of play in the least. Ish Sodhi made a fantastic one-handed reflex catch to remove Rohit.

Sodhi attempted to bowl wide of Rohit’s reach. But he provided enough air that coaxed him to charge without getting to the pitch of the delivery.

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