New Delhi. As soon as New Zealand defeated India in the Mumbai Test, such an embarrassing record was added to Rohit Sharma's name, which will trouble any cricketer throughout his life. Rohit Sharma made India win the T20 World Cup under his captaincy on June 29 this year. Four months later, the Indian team became a victim of whitewash against New Zealand on its own soil. But Rohit Sharma is not the first captain who has faced whitewash after winning the World Cup. Many such captains not only of India but of the world have faced this embarrassment.
The history of Cricket World Cup (Men) is almost 50 years old. West Indies cricket team won the World Cup for the first time in 1975. The same team won the world title again in 1979. Both times the team was captained by Clive Lloyd. In this way Clive Lloyd became the first captain in the world who made his team win the World Cup. Clive Lloyd's team had a chance to win the third consecutive World Cup in 1983, but India dashed its ambitions.
Under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, India won the World Cup for the first time in 1983. The Indian team defeated West Indies in the final. But after this victory, the performance of the Indian team was not like that of champions. He had to face defeat in the next 11 ODI matches. These included a whitewash.
West Indies team came on India tour only in 1983. Clive Lloyd performed amazingly on this tour and beat the Indian team badly. West Indies won all the matches of the five-match series played between 13 October and 17 December. In this way, the Indian team, which won the World Cup in June, had to face a clean sweep at home within six months. Kapil Dev became the first cricket captain in the world who made his team win the World Cup and also suffered a clean sweep at home.
MS Dhoni faced clean sweep twice
If Kapil Dev did not survive the clean sweep after winning the World Cup, then MS Dhoni's luck was also not very good. MS Dhoni made India win two World Cups and also faced clean sweep twice. The only relief for MS Dhoni was that he did not have to face this embarrassment at home. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, the Indian team lost the Test series in England 0-4 in 2011. Just a few months later, India had to face defeat in Australia by the same margin. This time also the captain of the team was MS Dhoni.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 4, 2024, 3:57 pm IST
