Former India player Anil Kumble applauded Rohit Sharma’s captaincy as he has seen India remain at the top of the World Test Championship standings and on the verge of reaching another final as well. However, Rohit has a great run in 2024, that has seen India beat England 4-1 and then thrash Bangladesh 2-0 as well.
Speaking to JioCinema, Kumble said, “Tactically, he’s been brilliant in terms of being proactive in a Test match with the kind of resources that he has. He’s been blessed to have that kind of resources with two world-class spinners and Bumrah, who you can literally throw the ball in the first over or in the 80th over, he’ll come and do all his tricks. He is a world-class bowler and to have that kind of resource, he’s been blessed.”
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“But to marshall all of that and then navigate the younger lot, I think he’s been brilliant. Someone like a Yashasvi Jaiswal under Rohit’s captaincy in his role as an opening batter, you see what he has shown with the kind of approach that he has had. Shubman Gill, of course, has had to move from one and 2 to 3, which he has again done comfortably well here. KL Rahul has been moved up and down. That has again sat really well. It’s great to have Rishabh Pant back and Virat, you know, at number four has done brilliantly under Rohit as well,” again said Anil Kumble.
However, Anil Kumble also feels that Rohit Sharma has got the team to rally around him and make sure that they finish the job on the field for him as well. Notably, in 18 matches under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, India has won 12 Tests and he has a win percentage of 66.66 so far as well.
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“To have all those resources. And we saw that even in the England Series, where he didn’t have the services of Virat and Pant, and he had to manage with the younger lot. With Dhruv Jurel coming in and playing that match-winning knock and to come back from one-nil, I think that shows the leadership. It’s not that, you know, he’s been scoring heavily. He’s got the team to rally around and ensure that they still go on to win the last two Test matches. He didn’t really score much with his bat, but he has inspired his team to go there and do the job for him,” concluded Anil Kumble.
