‘I am ready’, smiles Rohit Sharma when asked about long-term captaincy

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Moments after winning the 2018 Asia Cup, stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma was asked by the media if he was ready to take on the role on a long-term basis. While it could have foxed Rohit as he has been leading the team only because the national selectors decided to rest regular skipper Virat Kohli, the opening batsman decided to add a bit of humour to the situation and said that he would be ready for whenever it comes to him.

“Absolutely (laughs)..we have just won, so I am ready. Whenever the opportunity comes, I will be ready,” he smiled.

Even coach Ravi Shastri felt that Rohit was brilliant with leading the team to the title. “Rohit was a calming influence and it showed on his captaincy. To keep his intensity going even after the start they had, showed he was really cool in every aspect of captaincy, the bowling changes he made were really good, to concede just around 100 runs in the last 30 overs, I thought it was brilliant,” Shastri told Kevin Pietersen at the end of the game.

 

Rohit has been praised by all for his captaincy skills and he said that he had been observing MS Dhoni and tried to pick up little things from one of India’s most successful captain. “Look, we always learn from (MS) Dhoni because he has been such a good captain. Whenever we encountered a problem or a question on the field, he was always there with an answer. What I have observed, him captaining the team over the years, is that he never panics, takes a few seconds before taking a decision, thinks about it then decides…so there is that similarity..I think I also have that. I also try to think and then react.

“Yes, you are playing 50 overs, there is plenty of time but still it is crucial to take that time. And I think I have learnt that observing him all these years. Have played under him for so many years, have learnt a lot, he is always there with advise when we need it,” he said.

Asked about Ravindra Jadeja’s return to the team after a 15 month gap, Rohit said: “I don’t think it was a break, he was out of the team. So when you are out of the team you have that fire inside you, have that burning desire where you want to make a comeback and prove yourself rather than proving anyone else. I think he has proved himself in this tournament that he is much, much better than what he was before. He came in the first game…I clearly remember, he flew the night before and played a game against Bangladesh and got four wickets. And even today if you see, he didn’t bowl his ten overs, his batting, his fielding abilities, are very, very crucial to the team. I think what he did today on the field, that run out, I think that was the turning point. That is something that gave us a way to come back into the game.

“I think that run out was crucial. And he knows that and also as a team we understand that what sort of a player he is and what he brings to the table. His batting again today, although he made 25 odd runs, was so crucial. I would say it was as good as 50 because in the context of the match, if you see those 26 runs were as good as scoring a 50 or a 60.”

Rohit said that the reason behind the team’s success was the freedom they got to play their natural game and not worry about the pressure of getting dropped. “For us as a captain or a coach, we got to make sure that they (players) have that liberty to play their game. Not to feel any pressure. And of course, I have led India before, not for a while but for a one-off tournament, so I understand the dynamics of this team, how we play cricket, how we want to go forward as a team.

“So I think taking everything into consideration, we wanted to move forward and I think in this tournament I can clearly say that we ticked all boxes here. And that is the challenge now for us when we go and play, wherever we play, that is the challenge for us to keep continuing to tick those boxes and get better as a team,” he explained.

 

[Kothili]

Yeah right. What a joke! This guy cannot bat outside of flat tracks and yapping already.

[Nikola]

7 minutes ago, Kothili said:

Yeah right. What a joke! This guy cannot bat outside of flat tracks and yapping already.

Who others in team can? Also in today's world of odis & t20 cricket you will only get flat tracks 95% time.

[putrevus]

No thanks Rohit, we have one who actually can play anywhere and does not become tailender the moment it seams or swing a little.

Edited September 29, 2018 by putrevus

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[mishra]

16 hours ago, Kothili said:

Yeah right. What a joke! This guy cannot bat outside of flat tracks and yapping already.

Who says so. Dont mix white ball cricket with redball cricket.

Contribution of Rohit or Dhawan with bat is equally or more than Kohli.

You can go and run statsguru whatever way you want. Infact during ICC tourneys, Dhawan becomes biggest beast

Edited September 30, 2018 by mishra

[UrmiSinhaRay]

Rohit and the Bambis are flooding the market with PR articles equating him to God of Cricket Captaincy, MSD

They're constantly chiming how Rohit is a carbon copy of olden Day MSD

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[VT87]

These sachin’s Chamcha are worst . Ohh this guy could be better batsman than our god . How can we get rid of him . Let’s premote mediocre players like Dhawan and Rohit. Virat did mistake he should have been selected Rohit in eng test series Saale ke aukat pata chal jati

[mishra]

^ How will giving up captaincy is related negatively to Kohli's batting.

 

Not a single person on Icf questions Kohli's a batsman. 

[UrmiSinhaRay]

When I said all these, people like Philcric and Nikola didn't believe me.
Now there seems to be an active propaganda working behind convincing the public that Rohit is a more competent captain than Kohli can ever be.
All the conspiracy theories that I said about Rohit planning to become Captain is coming true.
Now I doubt if Kohli will even play the 2023 WC or not.

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[mishra]

1 hour ago, UrmiSinhaRay said:

When I said all these, people like Philcric and Nikola didn't believe me.
Now there seems to be an active propaganda working behind convincing the public that Rohit is a more competent captain than Kohli can ever be.
All the conspiracy theories that I said about Rohit planning to become Captain is coming true.
Now I doubt if Kohli will even play the 2023 WC or not.

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Yes, when you said that, i went bak to the old interview of Rohit where he has said, half his career is over, He would concentrate on odis an tried to read betweeen the lines i.e. what he didnt say

You can understand that he is heartbroken.

 

Now I commend Kohli for dropping Dhoni and Rohit from test squad, but how he manages it, is a problem

Edited September 30, 2018 by mishra

[Pollack]

21 hours ago, Kothili said:

Yeah right. What a joke! This guy cannot bat outside of flat tracks and yapping already.

95% of LOI matches are or will be played on flat tracks only.

[UrmiSinhaRay]

Yes, when you said that, i went bak to the old interview of Rohit where he has said, half his career is over, He would concentrate on odis an tried to read betweeen the lines i.e. what he didnt say
You can understand that he is heartbroken.
 
Now I commend Kohli for dropping Dhoni and Rohit from test squad, but how he manages it, is a problem

Rohit - as much evil and cunning he is, truly loved and cared for Kohli.
But Kohli was bitter towards him always because he was one of the few players who didn't get intimidated by Kohli.
He loves the fact that people is intimated by him.
That was one of the reasons Kohli started getting insecure towards Rohit.
It is all an ego problem.
There are stories about how Kohli personally supervised to kick Dhoni out of captaincy and crush him dreams to lead India to WC19 so that he can take charge and glory instead.

I don't know how much it is true -but if they are, Kohli should understand that he can't go away every time betraying those who loved him/trusted him.

It is said Kohli was the one who got Rohit dropped from Test squad in Afghanistan match.
He lobbied her to get a seat On England Test squad - but when they called Vihari and Shaw for the next last 2 tests despite him dropping hints about his eagerness, Rohit went psycho.

Didn't you see the aggressive pr he with Ambanis' dua has launched for himself?
How all of them praise him while undermining Kohli?
Sab khel ho Raha hai .

This is Rohit's (and Presumably Dhoni and Rahane's) sweet revenge.


Rohit is impeccably well spoken and very very careful about his image - but that particular interview despite being a written PR piece , literally gave away that Ro is butthurt.


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[velu]

13 minutes ago, UnknownGenius said:

Not good enough, unfortunately neither is Kohli. Both of them look totally lost without MSD guiding them. If not for mSD, no way Jadhav bowls 9 overs and breaks that opening partnership

 

Once mSD retires, India will look clueless on the field without the guidance and real leadership he provides.