Saba Karim said that Rohit Sharma not taking the game too seriously is definitely his best trait. Rohit tends to show a jovial nature on and off the field of play. Numerous players have shared their comfort level while playing under him, both for the national team and in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians as well.

During a discussion on India News, Saba Karim was asked about this when he responded: “I feel because his appearance is so calm, he doesn’t take the game too seriously. He feels that it is a game and it needs to be taken as a game only. If you put too many stakes on that, it hurts you from inside and gives you a lot of stress.”

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He continued: “Rohit’s attempt is only that when he was captaining for MI as well, there also the stakes are very high, he has tackled all those phases with a calm demeanor and the same thing is being seen for the Indian team as well. You gain from being such a captain, you can do the man-management and the players look at you as a cool captain. So they respond better.”

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Saba Karim further added that the success Rohit Sharma has enjoyed previously as a captain has helped his cause as well

“This player [Rohit] has a lot of experience, has done captaincy many times for India as well as the Mumbai Indians. He doesn’t have to prove anything to his colleagues as a captain. If you are young, you are keen to prove that you are a good captain. Rohit Sharma is in an excellent space at the moment, he doesn’t have to show his colleagues, fans or journalists that he is a good captain. He knows what he can do,” Saba Karim concluded.