In September 2018 India won the Asia Cup under its stand-in captain, Rohit Sharma. Khaleel Ahmed, the youngest member of the team and playing his debut series, later said: “Dhoni bhai asked Rohit Sharma to let me hold the trophy on the dais.”
Dhoni had explained the habit in October 2017: “At the end of the day, we have won the trophy. It doesn’t matter who holds it.”