Former India starter Gautam Gambhir has said that Rohit Sharma deserves India’s captaincy in white ball cricket, saying it will be the loss of the India team if the Mumbai Indians captain does not lead the senior team in the future. near. Gambhir clarified that Virat Kohli is not a bad captain but Rohit’s achievements in the IPL make him stand out as a captain.
Rohit Sharma won his sixth IPL title and fifth as captain on Tuesday in Dubai as Mumbai Indians they outscored Delhi Capitals in the 2020 IPL final. Rohit led from the front with a 68-match victory while Mumbai scored a total of 157 runs with relative ease after another full bowling performance from the champions.
Mumbai Indians now have 5 titles, 2 more than their closest rivals Chennai Super Kings. Under the Rohit captaincy, MI has all 5 titles in the last year and has become the second team to defend the IPL title. Except for the opening game and their last league game, MI did not like any team in the tournament challenging them. After finishing the league stages with 18 points, MI defeated Delhi twice in the play-offs to take the crown.
“If Rohit Sharma doesn’t become the captain of India, it is his defeat, not Rohit’s,” Gambhir told ESPNCricinfo.
“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. “
Gambhir also suggested that India can attempt the captaincy divided into limited overs. While India has been reluctant to the idea, several teams, including England and South Africa, have embraced the policy in the recent past.
“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”. “Gambhir said.
“I’m not saying this because Kohli is a bad captain. But he has received the same platform as Rohit, so you have to judge them both by 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. “
Virat Kohli led the Royal Challengers Bangalore to the play-offs for the first time since 2016. After finishing at the bottom of the table, it was refreshing to see RCB play a positive cricket record at IPL 2020, but they lacked the power. of a champion’s fire. team and crashed after 5 successive defeats, including against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator.
