Former India batting coach Vikram Rathour who was part of Rohit Sharma-led T20 World Cup support staff lavished praise on the Indian captain for his tactics before every match. He said that Rohit might forget about his decision after the toss but he never forgets the game plan. He also revealed that Rohit spends a lot of time in team strategies and meetings.
Rohit Sharma-led India won the T20 World Cup 2024 defeating South Africa in the final to break 11 year ICC trophy drought on June 29, 2024, in Barbados. He also reckoned that finishing Bumrah's over early in the final of T20 World Cup 2024 could be questioned because India needed 16 runs in the last over.
“He might forget whether he has decided to bat or bowl at the toss, or his phone and iPad in the team bus but he never forgets his gameplan. He is very good at it and is a very shrewd tactician,” Rathour said on the podcast “Find a Way with Taruwar Kohli”.
“His first quality is that as a batsman, he is a phenomenal player. I think he is someone who understands his game really well. He always have a clear game plan.”
Rathour who was the batting coach during Kohli's captaincy, said that he had never seen a captain spend so much time in team meetings and strategies.
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"He is a player's captain. He is invested with the players heavily. I have never seen a captain, who is so invested in team meetings and strategies. He spends a lot of time on the team's strategy. He is part of the bowlers' meeting, batters' meeting. He wants to sit with the bowlers and batters to try and understand what they are thinking. He invests a lot of time with the players," he added.
“He is tactically very good as a captain. In the T20 World Cup final, he finished Bumrah's over early. A lot of people must have questioned that decision but that decision put us in the situation, where 16 was needed in the last over. His tactical decisions on the field are spot on. Sitting outside It surprises you as a coach as well. We from outside sometimes think what he is doing but then you realise what he has done after a while," he concluded.
Rohit has already announced his retirement from T20Is after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. He recently featured in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rohit will now feature in the Test series against Bangladesh.
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