India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma speaks up for the sacked Virat Kohli amidst calls to drop him for the England semi-final in the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. Kohli one of India’s most decorated and accomplished cricketer has been criticized following the team’s poor run in the tournament. Kohli needed a revival after a bitter experience in the recent past matches where he was dismissed for a duck in a vital game that was won by India against the Aussies. It was his first golden duck at the T20 World Cup- a moment that will always haunt Marlon Samuels he will be 35 years by April. Currently, Kohli joins Ashish Nehra the only Indian cricketer who bags two ducks in a single T20 World Cup tournament; Nehra accomplished this in 2010.
Struggling Start, but Rohit Defends Kohli’s Form
The experienced batsman who has come to party an opener in the ICC tournament has so far managed to get only 66 runs in six matches, 11. 00 and when you calculate the strike rate it is only 100 for him. We noted his highest score as 37 which was off 28 balls against the team from Bangladesh. Worse still, the batting icon could not score any double-digit score in any of the T20 World Cup group matches that were held in the USA and the West Indies. However, the last couple of games have experienced a downfall; Rohit Sharma still continues to defend his mate Kohli. ”No, as per me it depends on the conditions that are there in front of us”
“I know you people find it boring to listen to me talking about conditions, conditions because that do matter a lot,”: Rohit Sharma in the pre-match press conference. ‘So when we saw the winning score in New York, to think we will go and smash is not sensible,’ said the player who earlier added ‘We want to be a smart cricket team. We don’t want to just talk in one language which is to just go and swing the bat.
Experience is Key, Says Rohit on Wicket Conditions and Decision-Making
Rohit Sharma at length spoke on the factor of weather and more importantly decisions in the field. ” I think it is important for a management to know conditions of the wicket at what time and what needs to be done at that time and that is why I have talked about experience in this group and we rely so much on experience of each player out in the ground for going out there and making that decision. Whether it is playing the reverse sweep, whether it is bowling the yorker or whether it is bowling a bouncer.
The Indian skipper expounded more on his Leadership Management Style stressing on the independence he gives his players. For a captain or a coach, there little that you need to discuss once the game has begun, yes there are parts of the game you may discuss but it is not really much, we have to support them.