The Indian opener, Rohit Sharma has showered praises on former skipper MS Dhoni ahead of the three-match ODI series against Australia, which is slated to commence on January 12. Speaking to media persons, Sharma said that Dhoni’s brings calmness to the table.
According to Sharma, the presence of Dhoni, who was nicknamed ‘captain cool’ during his tenure as Indian team skipper, is “also a bit of help to the captain (Virat Kohli)”. Terming Dhoni’s inclusion in the team as a “massive factor”, Rohit said that the veteran cricketer “brings a lot on the table for us”.
Talking about him further, Rohit said, “Over the years we have seen the kind of presence he has in the dressing room and on the field. With him being around, there’s calmness around the group, it’s also a bit of a help to the captain, also going down the batting order and that finishing touch is very important. He has finished so many games for us, that role he plays is very important in terms of his batting. So, things he does brings a lot on the table for us and his presence around the group is a massive factor for us.”
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During the media interaction, the Indian opener also talked about the upcoming ICC World Cup, which is scheduled to commence on May 2019. The batsman said that the composition of the Indian team is expected to be the same as the current lot.
Describing the same, Rohit said, “More or less you will see the same squad playing the World Cup. There’ll be one or two changes keeping in mind form and injury concerns over the next few months. But I don’t see any drastic change in the squad. We’ve to be in prime form. Each and every player that will be taking part in the World Cup, all of us are aware of that, we need to keep performing and make sure that come to the World cup, we’re ready for it.”
MS Dhoni, along with other white-ball specialists including Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dinesh Karthik, and Khaleel Ahmed, has joined up with the Indian team after the recently concluded Test series which Indian won 2-1.
On Wednesday, four members of the newly arrived bunch trained at the SCG. Dhoni, Dhawan, Jadhav, and Rayudu went through the paces ahead of the first ODI in Sydney on Saturday.
