NEW DELHI, Dec 9: A batter of Virat Kohli’s calibre and the qualities that he brings along with his leadership skills are very much required in the team, said India’s new white ball captain Rohit Sharma.
Rohit, who was already appointed T20 International captain, has also replaced Kohli as ODI captain.
He feels that a captain’s job is 20 percent on the field and rest at the planning stage where he would like his men to be prepared for the worst, keeping crunch situations in major ICC event encounters in mind.
“A batter of his quality is always needed in the squad. To have an average of 50 plus in the T20 format, it is crazy and unreal. Obviously, with the experience, he batted and bailed India out so many times from difficult situations,” Rohit said during a YouTube show.
For Rohit, a captain is as good as his team and it’s important for the world to know what the role of a captain is.
“A captain is there to ensure right players are playing, and obviously few tactical things that you need to look after,” he stated.
For him a captain needs to walk the talk with his performance, otherwise stand at the back and put an arm around teammates.
For Rohit, a captain only has 20 percent work on field and 80 percent off it.
“My role is more on the outside than inside. Give roles to players who are expected to go out there. It happens off the field,” he explained.
“On field, you can’t change too much,” said the new skipper. (PTI)
