Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh feels it was an emotional choice to make Rohit Sharma the Test captain of Indian cricket workforce when Virat Kohli determined to relinquish the place earlier this yr. It was a sudden choice from Kohli to step down as India Test captain after the South Africa tour and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took a while to announce Rohit as his successor after naming him the captain in white-ball codecs earlier final yr.
Yuvraj, who performed below Rohit’s captaincy throughout his tenure at Mumbai Indians, mentioned that he ought to have been named the captain within the white-ball cricket some time in the past.
“Excellent chief. I performed below him after I was enjoying for Mumbai Indians. Vey good thinker, superb captain. Rohit ought to have been the captain at the very least within the white-ball cricket some time in the past. But since Virat was doing so properly and the workforce was additionally doing properly it wasn’t straightforward,” Yuvraj mentioned in an unique interplay on Home of Heroes, Sports18’s latest providing.
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Rohit has proved his white-ball captaincy credentials in the Indian Premier League as he is the most successful captain in the tournament’s history by leading Mumbai Indians to record five titles.
However, Yuvraj believes that the 34-year-old Rohit should look after his body as he has been injury-prone in the last couple of years. The veteran southpaw said that the fitness will add pressure on the 34-year-old in the Test captaincy.
“I felt it was an emotional decision to make him a captain in Test cricket. When they made him captain it was announced subject to fitness. You cannot announce your Test captain subject to fitness. He is getting injured a lot. He is at that age where he must look after his body. It will add pressure to him on Test captaincy as well. It’s been only a couple of years since he started opening the innings in Test cricket. He has been playing well. Let the guy focus on his batting in Test cricket. I hope he enjoys, it’s not easy standing for 5 days in the park,” he added.
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The 40-year-old additional mentioned that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant ought to have been named Rohit’s deputy in Test.
“I actually felt that Rishabh Pant ought to have been the vice-captain. Lot of individuals nonetheless really feel that he’s not matured sufficient, although. I felt that they might have minimized the burden on Rohit with simply the ODI captaincy. Let’s see how a lot his physique survives in Test cricket,” he added.
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