Was it the correct decision to appoint Rohit Sharma as white ball captain?

[Austin 3:!6]

First of all let me clarify that I am a fan of Rohit and a huge admirer of what he has done for Mumbai Indians.

 

He has also led India brilliantly for the limited opportunities he got (Asia Cup, Nidahas etc.). Infact he was a great captain that India never had.

 

But he is 34 now and as per reports he wont be fit for SA ODI series. By the time world cup 2023 starts he would be approaching 37.

 

So considering his age and fitness was it wise to appoint him as the captain?

 

Or it would have been better to select a young captain and let Rohit enjoy his batting for whatever cricket he has left in him.

[Something]

Captainship is important but overhyped in India. It should always be about picking the best 11 within India. If the Captain isn't making the cut, put that hat on someone else's head who is. 

 

I've stated this before - There is no data that definitively shows that having a captain for 5-6 year stretch makes the team better. It feels more like semantics. 

 

That said, I think Rohit should have been white ball captain few years ago. He seems like a good tactician. 

[Chakdephatte]

Desperate attempt. Rohit won 5 IPLs, Kohli none. So let's make Rohit captain. In reality, it will put more pressure on Rohit Sharma. He has to win two ICC titles in two years but with the same core team. If he doesn't win one, he will be declared a failure.

[New guy]

His time is past. Also he is not going to have much if a carerr unless he drastically improves his fitness

[Lord]

No. He himself was one of big reasons of us not winning ICC tourneys,having choked in almost all knockouts/must win games except v BD

 

Needed a young captain without the baggage

[Kothili]

2 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

First of all let me clarify that I am a fan of Rohit and a huge admirer of what he has done for Mumbai Indians.

 

He has also led India brilliantly for the limited opportunities he got (Asia Cup, Nidahas etc.). Infact he was a great captain that India never had.

 

But he is 34 now and as per reports he wont be fit for SA ODI series. By the time world cup 2023 starts he would be approaching 37.

 

So considering his age and fitness was it wise to appoint him as the captain?

 

Or it would have been better to select a young captain and let Rohit enjoy his batting for whatever cricket he has left in him.

Selectors simply execute what they are told by BCCI bigwigs.

[putrevus]

6 minutes ago, Lord said:

No. He himself was one of big reasons of us not winning ICC tourneys,having choked in almost all knockouts/must win games except v BD

 

Needed a young captain without the baggage

But do we have any eligilble young players who can be captain.

[Lord]

2 minutes ago, putrevus said:

But do we have any eligilble young players who can be captain.

 

yes,Pant is there. Need to trust him like we did with Dhoni. 

[putrevus]

11 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

yes,Pant is there. Need to trust him like we did with Dhoni. 

I don't think Pant is good player in shorter formats as of yet.He should have been made VC for test squad and future captain there.Rahul should be WK in shorter formats IMO he adds that balance.

 

Dhoni was an excellent white ball player before he became the captain.

[Lord]

6 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I don't think Pant is good player in shorter formats as of yet.He should have been made VC for test squad and future captain there.Rahul should be WK in shorter formats IMO he adds that balance.

 

Dhoni was an excellent white ball player before he became the captain.

 

Pant is a certainty in shorter formats now,so he can be made captain.if Rahul is keeping,he can be made skipper.Hes young too. But then Pant shouldnt play.

 

Dhoni had no captaincy experience at any level. And he was made T20 captain ahead of even better(then) white ball player Yuvraj.

[putrevus]

38 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Pant is a certainty in shorter formats now,so he can be made captain.if Rahul is keeping,he can be made skipper.Hes young too. But then Pant shouldnt play.

 

Dhoni had no captaincy experience at any level. And he was made T20 captain ahead of even better(then) white ball player Yuvraj.

Don't need to have any captaincy experience to become captain.But Dhoni unlike Yuvraj was certain starter in all formats when he was made whiteball captain.Pant is not a certain starter in whiteball cricket.

[Lord]

7 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Don't need to have any captaincy experience to become captain.But Dhoni unlike Yuvraj was certain starter in all formats when he was made whiteball captain.Pant is not a certain starter in whiteball cricket.

 

Yuvraj wasnt a certain starter? He was in prime form. Even did well in 2007 ODI WC where Dhoni sucked.

 

Pant is a certain starter as per our selectors.They don't differentiate between formats.Else he wouldnt have come back in ODI team after Aus tour.

[vvvslaxman]

Focus was more on removing Kohli from captaincy than giving captaincy to Rohit. They gave it to the next most reasonable choice to soften the blow. Eventually captaincy will change hands again. For now Kohli's one-dimensional captaincy style in LOI is not getting us anywhere. Poor team building, strategies, poor resource handling. Hopes of winning a title under kohli has receded to a point of no return. For now Rohit is the best option. Rohit can create a template and leave it to the next captain. I don't say he is a wizard. But he is way more practical. Also better in man management.

[ShoonyaSifar]

1 hour ago, Lord said:

 

yes,Pant is there. Need to trust him like we did with Dhoni. 

Too early for Pant. 

 

Dhoni became the ODI captain after nearly 3 years of playing ODIs (and tests),had played 75+ ODIs. Pant became a certainty across formats only this year 

[Lord]

3 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Too early for Pant. 

 

Dhoni became the ODI captain after nearly 3 years of playing ODIs (and tests),had played 75+ ODIs. Pant became a certainty across formats only this year 

 

yeah Rohit might be a very good but stop gap arrangement till 2023.Eventually we'll need a young skipper.

 

Doesnt help we try so few youngsters and dont back them enough

[Sean Bradley]

His experience as Mumbai Indians captain will be handy, above all he has a Knack of winning trophies which is a major upgrade over hard-luck Kohli. 

[Vijy]

his fitness is very suspect. I doubt if he'll even be fit for the big tourneys. I'd rather have seen a younger/fitter captain, but I can also see the selectors' reasoning

[prudent_kreeda]

21 hours ago, Lord said:

No. He himself was one of big reasons of us not winning ICC tourneys,having choked in almost all knockouts/must win games except v BD

 

Needed a young captain without the baggage

What about rest of the batters and world beater ? Not responsible for defeat ?

[R!TTER]

22 hours ago, Chakdephatte said:

He has to win two ICC titles in two years but with the same core team.

One is more than enough, given the overhyped SRT replacement shat the bed in every major KO since 2016, so even an above avg performance will do!

[Chakdephatte]

29 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

One is more than enough, given the overhyped SRT replacement shat the bed in every major KO since 2016, so even an above avg performance will do!

I just want him to win the World Cup. I don't care if we get knocked out in the next World T20 as well. I have that patience, unfortunately most Indian fans don't have it.

 

But the extra pressure is because if we fail to win the World T20, people will be quick enough to point out how Kohli was removed for this man (weak memory). 

Edited January 1, 2022 by Chakdephatte