Veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara heaped praise on Rohit Sharma for his exceptional captaincy in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after Team India crushed England by 100 runs in Lucknow on October 29.
The Indian cricket team thrashed the defending champions England by 100 runs despite faltering during their batting in the 29th game of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023.
It was Men in Blue’s sixth straight win in the tournament, and Rohit has been leading the side from the front.
Well, Pujara said that Rohit’s captaincy has so far been impressive in the tournament, especially in the middle overs, a phase where many teams often falter.
Cheteshwar Pujara was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo: “He has been brilliant, not just in this game. If you look at the way he has led the team in the entire World Cup, especially the way he brings in the seamers. We have seen that Siraj hasn’t started well in many games now.”
He continued, “It’s been two or three games where Siraj hasn’t bowled well with the new ball. But it’s about how Rohit uses him in the middle overs. Whenever Rohit has used Siraj in the middle overs, he has given the breakthrough.”
Pujara signed off by saying, “He has been very smart as he has led India well in the middle overs. Not many captains are able to do that. The 10 to 40 over period is the most important in ODIs. Rohit knows that he has to be aggressive, pick those wickets in the middle phase, which he has been able to do.”
(With ESPNcricinfo Inputs)
