In terms of title wins, Rohit Sharma is certainly the most successful captain in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Having taken over the captaincy in 2013, Rohit has led Mumbai Indians (MI) to five IPL trophies so far in addition to the two Champions League T20 titles.

However, Rohit feels the credit for MI’s stellar showing over the years should be given to the entire team rather than his captaincy.

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Speaking on the show Backstage with Boria, Rohit reflected on MI's success under his leadership.

“What I have done at Mumbai is brilliant because of the players I have had. Honestly speaking, I have very little role to play there. The team that I had was fantastic. I want to give credit to, firstly, the management for creating such solid gun players and then creating that atmosphere for players to go and perform," the MI skipper said.

While Rohit added that some of the important decisions are taken by him, he feels it all comes down to the players and the team combination.

“There were certain decisions that I had to make - giving the last over, the first over to X,Y,Z… All those things, yes the captain plays a big part in that. Overall, its the players’ team," he explained.

BCCI on Wednesday (December 8) appointed Rohit as the new ODI captain of the Indian cricket team. Sharma replaced Virat Kohli as ODI skipper weeks after taking charge of the T20I side. He led the team in the home T20I series against New Zealand last month after Kohli stepped down from the position following the T20 World Cup.

Sharing his leadership philosophy, Rohit said that the captain's job is to ensure that the right players are playing.

“I feel the captain needs to stand at the back. He cannot be at the forefront. In terms of performance, he needs to be at the forefront, but in terms of everything else, he needs to be taking the backseat. A captain looks good when the team performs well and bad or horrible when the team doesn’t. I don’t think that is the right way to look at it. The captain is there to make sure that the right players are playing and there are a few tactical things to look after," he concluded.

Rohit Sharma’s stint as full-time ODI captain will begin with the series against South Africa next month. Team India are due to play three ODIs on the South Africa tour from January 19 to January 23.