Rohit Sharma led India to a series winning 3-1 lead with one Test to go against England.
India made an amazing comeback in the Ranchi Test despite conceding a lead of 46 runs. Dhruv Jurel starred with the bat with scores of 90 and 39*, while Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hit fifties in the 192-run chase.
With the ball, R Ashwin picked 6 wickets, including a fifer and Kuldeep picked 4/22 in the second innings. Debutant Akash Deep had starred in England's first innings with three wickets at the start.
Suresh Raina said that Rohit has been giving chances to the youngsters like Dhoni did. Raina also feels that the current India captain is going in the right direction and hailed him as brilliant.
“He is the next MS Dhoni. He has done well. He has been giving a lot of chances to youngsters the way MS Dhoni did. I played a lot of cricket under MS Dhoni. Sourav Ganguly supported his team a lot. Then MS Dhoni came and led from the front. Rohit is going in the right direction. He is a brilliant captain,” Raina said in an interaction with Times of India.
Raina also praised Rohit for giving a chance for Dhruv Jurel, as the wicket-keeper emerged as the difference maker in the fourth Test against England.
"I want to give credit to Rohit Sharma. He first gave Sarfaraz the chance and then made Jurel part of the team," said Raina.
Raina was also praiseful of Rohit Sharma for his planning with the team and rotating players well to manage their workload. He also lauded Rohit for handling the pressure and players really well.
"Rohit has been amazing with his planning. He has been giving a lot of chances to the youngsters. The way he is rotating the players is something I have never seen in the last couple of years. Whenever the fast bowlers came in the last couple of years, we have seen injuries. But Rohit has been managing that really well. Being a captain is not easy, especially when you are playing in India.
Earlier, we used to have one fast bowler and 3-4 spinners. Now, he is bringing two fast bowlers. He brought in Siraj and Bumrah. He sent Bumrah back and managed his workload well and then handed his debut to Akash Deep. Rohit has been handling the pressure and players really well," said Raina.
India and England will now clash in the fifth and final Test in Dharamshala from March 7 onwards.