Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri shares his views on Rohit Sharma's captaincy
 

By Talat Masood Dec 10, 2021, 10:08 IST
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri shared his thoughts on Rohit Sharma's captaincy. He said the opening shot was not "intimidated" by the situation and always did the best for the team.
 

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri shared his thoughts on Rohit Sharma's captaincy. Shastri, who has worked closely with Rohit over the past few years, said the opening battery was not "intimidated" by the situation and was always doing what was best for the team. Rohit was named full-time captain of India on Wednesday. The right-hander will replace Virat Kohli in the three-part ODI series in South Africa next January. "Rohit is not intimidated; he always does what is best for the team. He pools all of the team's resources, unlike in football, for example," Shastri told The Week. The former all-rounder had come before BCCI announced the appointment of Rohit.

Rohit, the most successful captain of the IPL, also has an excellent record as an international skipper. He has captained India in 32 limited overs games, of which he has won 26. Under the leadership of Rohit, India won multi-nation tournaments such as the Nidahas Trophy and the Asia Cup in 2018.

Rohit's appointment as full-time ODI and T20I captain and his appointment as vice-captain on the test team replacing Ajinkya Rahane shows that Indian cricket is undergoing a change in the leadership group.

Indian voters wanted to give Rohit time to build a team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, followed by the ODI World Cup in India in 2023. Rohit will also have to work closely with India's new head coach Rahul Dravid, whose coaching journey got off to a perfect start with massive series wins against New Zealand in both the T20Is and Tests.

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How Kohli the Batter regains its supremacy in white ball format will also be a key factor in India's success in limited-over cricket.

When asked about Kohli's captaincy, Shastri said he was a "tactically solid captain".

"Ultimately, he was a tactically good captain. Efficient. People will always judge you by results, not how you got the runs but how many runs you got. He's done well, he's matured." as a player. It's not easy to be the captain of the Indian team. He should be proud of what he's achieved, "he said.