Saba Karim, former Indian selector, believes that Rohit Sharma has the intensity, passion, and determination to lead Team India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Rohit returned to India’s T20I squad after more than a year for the there-match T20I series against Afghanistan, and Karim noted that his comeback was strategically timed for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
The former Indian cricketer also said that Rohit showed his determination to win the ODI World Cup at home, and he is currently in prime form and that's why the Indian selectors gave him another chance. He also feels Rohit brings a lot of stability to the team, both as a player and a batter.
Saba Karim said on JioCinema: “This is a wonderful phase for Rohit Sharma. The way he led India in the ODI World Cup goes to shows his desire to win the World Cup for India. Rohit is in prime form. His fitness also has helped him grow in confidence.”
He added, “That is the reason why the Indian selectors have again opted for Rohit to lead the side, to bring that kind of stability to the side as a captain and as a batter. The way he walked the talk in the recently-concluded one-day matches. It just goes to show he still has the intensity and the aggression to lead India to that much-awaited World Cup triumph.”
The former wicketkeeper believes that Rohit’s aggressive approach during the powerplay in ODI World Cup has been instrumental in his comeback to T20I cricket.
Karim further explained, “That (Powerplay approach in ODIs) is one of the main reasons that we are seeing Rohit Sharma once again as a player and as a captain in T20Is. The intensity with which he batted in one-day cricket, the aggression that he showed. He paved a path for batting in white-ball cricket. He did and showed it to the rest of the team, lead from the front.”
He signed off by saying, “Rohit has a lot of experience. He has been playing T20 cricket for years. People do find it hard to switch from red-ball to white-ball cricket. But, I think Rohit, with his experience, will be able to do that very easily.”
The T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in June 2024 in West Indies and USA.
