Rohit led Mumbai Indians to a fifth IPL title on Tuesday, impressing not only with a graceful half-century but also a crafty captaincy. He is currently the national vice-captain of the white ball formats.
“If Rohit Sharma doesn’t become the captain of India, it is his loss, not Rohit’s,” Gambhir told ESPNcricinfo’s T20 Time Out program.
“Yes, a captain is only as good as his team and I completely agree with that, but what are the parameters for judging a captain on who is good and who is not? The parameters and the benchmark should be the same. Rohit has led his team (IM) to five IPL titles. ”
MI won an unprecedented fifth IPL title by winning Capitals of Delhi for five plots in Dubai on Tuesday night.
“We keep saying that MS Dhoni is the most successful captain in India. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs,” Gambhir said.
“Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Looking ahead, it will be a shame that he does not get the India white ball or just the T20 captaincy.”
“Because he can’t do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to win. So if he doesn’t become the regular captain of India, it will be his loss,” he added.
Gambhir had previously said that virat Kohli must take responsibility for Royal Challengers Bangalorethe failure to reach the IPL final in 13 efforts, eight of which were under Kohli’s leadership.
But the cricketer-turned-politician clarified that he never meant to say that Kohli’s captaincy is “poor,” but only suggested that the split captaincy model is the need of the moment.
“They can also consider the divided captaincy. No one is poor. Rohit has shown in white ball cricket how big the difference is between his captaincy and Virat’s. One player had led his team to five titles, the other has yet to won”. “said Gambhir, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles.
“I’m not saying this because Kohli is a bad captain. But he has received the same platform that Rohit has, so you have to judge them both with the same parameters.
“They have both been captains in the IPL for the same length of time. I feel like Rohit stands out as a leader.”
Vaughan took to Twitter to endorse Rohit in the leadership role in T20 format.
“Without a doubt, Rohit Sharma should be the captain of the Indian T20 … a fantastic man, manager and leader … and he knows exactly how to win T20 games … he would also give Virat a chance to take take a breather and just be the player … it works for every other team in the world .. # IPL2020, “he wrote.
Without a doubt, Rohit Sharma should be the Indian captain of the T20 … a fantastic man, manager and leader … and he knows exactly … https://t.co/qb6cf72fk9
– Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 1605031740000
Another former India starter Virender Sehwag he also offered huge praise to Rohit.
“Ab to aadat si hai sabko aise dhone ki. The best T 20 franchisee in the world and the best captain in the format. Deserving winners, Mumbai Indians, koi shak. Incredibly well organized tournament despite various challenges.”
Ab to aadat si hai sabko aise dhone ki. The best T 20 franchisee in the world and the best captain of the format.… Https://t.co/4vDtXn9vjs
– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 1605030429000
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