New Delhi. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team is on the verge of becoming the world champion in T20. The Indian team has been waiting for this trophy for 11 years. Regarding Rohit’s captaincy, Sourav Ganguly has revealed that there was a time when the hitman was not ready to take over Team India. After much persuasion, Rohit became the captain of the Indian team. Ganguly said that Rohit’s captaincy played a big role in taking the Indian team to the final.
The Indian team is a contender to win the match to be played in Bridgetown, Barbados. The team is looking to end the world title drought since the 2013 Champions Trophy. “I am very happy for Rohit Sharma,” Ganguly told PTI in Kolkata. It is the cycle of life that six months ago he was not even the captain of Mumbai Indians, now under his leadership India will play in the final of the World Cup. The former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed that Rohit was not ready to shoulder the responsibility after Virat Kohli stepped down as captain.
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Sourav Ganguly said, ‘Rohit has played two World Cup finals. The team’s campaign here has been unbeaten so far. This shows his leadership qualities. I am not surprised by his success because he became the captain when I was the BCCI president. At that time, Virat Kohli did not want to be the captain. Then it took a long time to convince Rohit to take the responsibility of captaincy. Because he was not ready for this. We all had to work hard to make him captain and I am very happy to see the progress of Indian cricket under his leadership.
Ganguly said that sometimes winning the IPL title is very challenging because the tournament lasts for a long time. According to Ganguly, ‘Rohit has the record of winning five IPL titles, which is a big achievement. Winning the IPL is sometimes more difficult. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying IPL is better than international cricket. To win IPL you have to win 16-17 (12-13) matches.
Tags: Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly, Team India
First published: June 28, 2024, 20:07 IST