‘Rohit Sharma not to be captained by White Ball is a shame,’ Gautam Gambhir said – this is not his misfortune for India
Former Indian cricket team opener and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir again advocated Rohit Sharma to hand over the command of Team India in the limited-overs format. Gautam Gambhir, who made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) two-time champions under his captaincy, believes that if Rohit Sharma is not given the full-time captaincy of the White Ball cricket team then it would be shameful and unfortunate for Indian cricket. Apart from Gambhir, former India team opener Virender Sehwag and former England captain Michael Vaughan also say that Rohit Sharma should be the captain of the Indian T20 team without question.
Gambhir said during a conversation with ESPN, ‘See if Rohit Sharma does not become the captain of India, then it is the misfortune of India. Not of Rohit Sharma. Because if a player wins the IPL trophy five times. Well, you can definitely say that of course, a captain is only as good as his team. There is no doubt, but what is the scale of testing a captain, who is a good captain and who is not a good captain? Meaning you have to have the parameters (somewhere similar). Have to keep the benchmark beans. ‘
Gambhir said, “Earlier we used to say that MS Dhoni is the most successful captain of India. Why is he the most successful captain? Because he has won two World Cups, won three IPLs, won the Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain of the IPL. He has won 5 IPLs. So if he does not get the white ball captaincy or T20 captaincy going forward then it is a shame because Rohit Sharma can do nothing more than this. He can only win the team he is captaining. ‘
Gambhir said, “So as I told you that if Rohit Sharma does not go on to become the regular captain of the Indian team, then it will be the misfortune of the Indian cricket team.” Many will also say that Rohit Sharma was at the wrong time, Virat Kohli was the captain. But you can share the captaincy. There is no problem in sharing the captaincy. Rohit Sharma has shown how different white ball captaincy is. ‘
Gambhir said, “Rohit has shown how different there is between him and Virat Kohli’s captaincy.” One player has won the IPL 5 times and the other player has not won a single IPL so far. I am not saying that Virat Kohli is a bad captain. But Virat Kohli has got the same platform as Rohit Sharma. So you will judge both the players from the same platform. ‘
Virender Sehwag tweeted with a picture of the team of Mumbai Indians, writing, “Now it is a habit to wash everyone like this. The most successful T20 franchise in the world and the most successful captain of this format. Mumbai Indians deserve this win, no doubt. Surprisingly well-organized tournament despite various challenges. ‘