Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has heaped rich praise on Rohit Sharma. He said that the Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper gave him sleepless nights when he was captain in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma has had a major impact in the Indian Premier League. Be it batting or his captaincy, the 34-year-old has left no stone unturned in making sure that his name comes in almost every list related to the league.
The right-hander has been among the prolific run-getters in the marquee tournament. Having played 213 matches in the league, Sharma is the third-highest run-scorer in IPL with 5611 runs to his name. The right-hander played for Deccan Chargers till 2010 and since then has been the face of Mumbai Indians.
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In 2013, he was handed the captaincy of the franchise and he left a mark in the very first season as skipper after he led the team to title victory. Rohit Sharma never looked back after that as he then added four titles more to his kitty and made Mumbai Indians the most successful franchise in IPL. He also is the most successful IPL skipper.
Speaking on Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir said that as a captain in IPL, the likes of Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers didn’t daunt him as Rohit Sharma did. He revealed that the Mumbai Indians skipper gave him sleepless nights and there’s no more successful cricketer than him in IPL.
"As captain, Rohit Sharma is the only player who gave me sleepless nights. Neither Chris Gayle nor AB de Villiers nor anyone else, only Rohit Sharma. He is the player who gave me sleepless nights. There is no more successful cricketer in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) than Rohit Sharma as captain,” Gautam Gambhir said.
Irfan Pathan also lavished rich praise on Rohit Sharma, saying the right-hander’s name will “forever be on the top” for Mumbai Indians.
"Rohit Sharma will always be remembered in the history of Mumbai Indians and IPL. Rohit Sharma's name is forever on top for Mumbai Indians,” Irfan Pathan said.
The 15th edition of the cash-rich league will begin from 26th March in Maharashtra. The tournament will see a different format this year with 10 teams being divided into two 'virtual' groups though they will play each other at least once. The schedule for the IPL 2022 was recently revealed by the BCCI. Mumbai Indians will begin their campaign against Delhi Capitals on March 27 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
(Star Sports inputs)
