Rohit Sharma could not have asked for a better start to his Test captaincy career. India did not just win in his first Test match as captain; they decimated Sri Lanka in the Mohali opener, winning by an innings and 222 runs to take an unassailable 1-0 series lead at home.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar praised Rohit's captaincy in his first game as India captain following the massive win. Gavaskar praised Rohit's field placements and bowling changes.
In an interview with Star Sports after the huge win, Gavaskar called Rohit's field placement "spot on," before rating his captaincy out of ten.
The legendary batter further added that it was a superior display of cricket by the Indian team, who won with two days to spare before pointing out one minor error by Rohit, which he considered insignificant given the emphatic win.
“Look at the way he has led the side, the bowling changes, the fielding changes. I think it was absolutely spot on. Even the most dispassionate of observers would give him a 9.5 out of 10. The half is what you always keep aside. But 9.5 out of 10 for Rohit Sharma's captaincy in the Test match,” he said.
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The legendary batter further added that it was a superior display of cricket by the Indian team, who won with two days to spare before pointing out one minor error by Rohit, which he considered insignificant given the emphatic win.
“Excellent debut. Because when you win inside three days, it tells you that your team has been superior. But more importantly, when your team was fielding, the bowling changes, the field placement...very impressive. The catches were going to exactly where the fielders were, they didn't have to move much. So, spot on field placements,” he said.
“Even the bowling, you can argue that Jadeja was brought in a bit later in the first innings but that doesn't matter because the team won with two days to spare. So those are little things that people will bring up.”
The second Test match, which will take place in Bengaluru, will be a Day-Night match starting on March 12.
