Former domestic cricket star Amol Muzumdar praised Team India skipper Rohit Sharma for his exceptional growth as a cricketer after the 2011 World Cup omission. Currently, at 36, Rohit is captaining the Indian team in the 2023 World Cup, having already secured victories against Australia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Muzumdar stated on the Star Sports show, 'Follow the Blue', "According to me, when he wasn't selected in the 2011 World Cup where the team happened to go and win the tournament, that really upset him. After that, he's just been excellent. When he got the captaincy (in the IPL) later, it added responsibility on his shoulders, and he really matured."
He further lauded the Nagpur-born cricketer for his approach as a skipper, both personally and for his team. "I want to highlight 3 things about his captaincy. The first one is that Rohit Sharma gives a lot of weightage and importance to data and statistics. The second one is, he keeps things very simple and tries to make his team members to think simple. He keeps everyone in the team in a very cool and calm atmosphere," Muzumdar highlighted.
"And, the third one, which is the most important point, is that he has that magical touch in him. Whatever changes he makes, that comes out like a magical touch, like, for example, Mumbai Indians got that magical touch in their team after Rohit Sharma became their captain," he added.
The India skipper was in his best form in the match against Pakistan. His bowling changes helped India restrict their arch-rivals to just 191 runs in the first innings, before scoring 86 runs with the bat to help his team chase down the target with ease. This was after his 131 runs against Afghanistan in their second game.
The last two matches have seen a massive uptick in form for the skipper, who had to return to the pavilion for a duck in the first ball of the match against Australia.
Rohit Sharma's next challenge is leading India against Bangladesh on 19th October at the MCA Stadium, Pune.
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