'Kohli was equally good as a captain...': IPL winning star picks better captain among Rohit and Virat ahead of Australia ODI series

Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary shared his take on the long-standing debate between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's captaincy. Manoj, who played a crucial role in Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012, believes that people often judge captains based only on results.

Tiwary suggested that it’s important to remember how much Virat transformed the Indian team during his tenure. Still, with Rohit now having led India to multiple ICC titles, Tiwary admitted he would pick Rohit as the better captain.

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"See, it's very unfortunate that in our country, we only go by the results. Yeah. But it would be unfair not to say that Virat Kohli was equally good as a captain. He had transformed Team India, and he was very close to winning the ICC trophy. But since Rohit Sharma has led Team India to a couple of ICC trophies. I will obviously have to go with Rohit Sharma," said Manoj Tiwary on Inside Sport.

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Virat Kohli's captaincy

Kohli captained India from 2014 to 2022. He was India's most successful captain, leading the side in 68 matches, achieving 40 wins and a 58.82% win percentage. He won 11 consecutive home Test wins and 16 away Test wins that helped India to be the number one team in ICC Test Rankings for 42 months. He also became the first Indian captain to win a Test series in Australia.

Rohit Sharma captaincy

Rohit Sharma was appointed as Virat Kohli's sucessor to lead India in 2022 and under his leadership, India clinched the Asia Cup 2023 and were the finalists of the ODI World Cup 2023. After that, the Men in Blue won the T20 World Cup 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. After announcing Test and T20I retirement, Rohit is currently leading India in ODIs.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli upcoming outing

Rohit and Virat will now be seen in action in the three-match ODI series against Australia, which is scheduled to start from October 19. Skipper Rohit is currently preparing himself at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru ahead of the upcoming assignment and Kohli was spotted training at Lord's Stadium in London.