‘The captain-player relationship is really strong’ – Former cricketer appreciates Rohit Sharma for his captaincy in ODI World Cup 2023

Former India cricketer S Badrinath recently discussed Rohit Sharma’s performance as the captain of the Indian team in the ODI World Cup 2023. In the five matches the Indian Cricket Team has played in the ODI World Cup across multiple venues in India, the team’s captain Rohit Sharma has given some high-scoring performances while leading the team towards victory in all five games. 

Badrinath Discussed that Rohit Sharma has created his aura in the team like that of an elder brother considering he is the senior player in the team, which makes him a go-to person for the youngsters. He also talked about Kuldeep Yadav blossoming under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. 

S Badrinath on Kuldeep and Hardik’s performance in the ODI World Cup 2023 

“First, his captaincy has been very good. He’s stuck to the process and backed the right players. Especially, he’s showing a lot of confidence in Shardul Thakur, and it’s probably time for that move to pay off, considering Hardik Pandya is likely missing from tomorrow’s game, and Shardul has been playing well. That’s some good news right there”, said Badrinath. 

“Kuldeep Yadav also seems to be blossoming under Rohit Sharma. I think the captain-player relationship between them is really strong. Overall, I think Rohit is like a big brother type of captain. He’s easy-going and has a great relationship with the boys. So, I think he’s doing pretty well, and his batting form has been tremendous. He’s spoken about it before, saying that he’s going to play positively right from the word go, and that’s precisely what he’s been doing”, he added. 

“Hardik is a big miss because let’s be honest he’s the key player who provides the balance for Rohit and Team India. But I personally will be looking to play a bowler, be it Shami or Ashwin it doesn’t matter, because I want a bowler in there who can bowl 10 overs because I don’t see Shardul bowling 10 overs match on match because that will be difficult. So the comfort was there when Hardik was behind him, but since he is not, I will go with a bowler”, he said while talking about the team’s vice-captain Hardik Pandya.