India recently won the T20I and ODI series against England by a margin of 2-1 each under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Last time in 2018, India had failed to win the series after taking the lead by 1-0. But later England bounced back to win the ODI Series by 2-1.
This was Rohit Sharma's second ODI series win as a captain. Earlier in February India had defeated West Indies by 3-0. These are good signs for the Indian team as they also have an eye on the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023 which will be played on home ground.
Rohit's captaincy is already looking like MS Dhoni, the legendary Indian skipper. All in all, former cricketer Pragyan Ojha found some similarities, adding that just like ‘Mahi,’ Rohit too backs his bowlers.
“Yes, there is some similarities between these two (Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni),” Pragyan Ojha told Cricbuzz.
This is another feather for India’s captain Rohit Sharma who had led India to 19 consecutive T20I wins earlier. And even in ODIs, the record looks good.
"Because the bowler improves only when your captain gives you confidence. If your captain is not backing you, then even the bowler doesn’t look good. Even as a spinner, I read the statements of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, and they always say that Rohit provides them some sort of cushion,” he added.
Ojha further recalled how Yuzvendra Chahal was brought back into the Indian XI though he had lost his spot in ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
"And I still remember in Kolkata T20I, where Chahal made a comeback after being dropped from Indian T20 World Cup squad, how Rohit was saying to him(Chahal): “Don’t care much about the boundaries and sixers, just focus on your bowling, so, all successful leaders have similarities.”
(Cricbuzz)
