Moments after winning the 2018 Asia Cup, stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma was asked by the media if he was ready to take on the role on a long-term basis. Rohit, who has been leading the team only because the national selectors decided to rest regular skipper Virat Kohli, decided to add a bit of humour to the situation and said that he would be ready for whenever it comes to him.
“Absolutely (laughs)..we have just won, so I am ready. Whenever the opportunity comes, I will be ready,” he smiled.
Even coach Ravi Shastri felt that Rohit was brilliant with leading the team to the title.
“Rohit was a calming influence and it showed on his captaincy. To keep his intensity going even after the start they had, showed he was really cool in every aspect of captaincy, the bowling changes he made were really good, to concede just around 100 runs in the last 30 overs, I thought it was brilliant,” Shastri told Kevin Pietersen at the end of the game.
Rohit has been praised by all for his captaincy skills and he said that he had been observing MS Dhoni and tried to pick up little things from one of India’s most successful captain.
“Look, we always learn from (MS) Dhoni because he has been such a good captain. Whenever we encountered a problem or a question on the field, he was always there with an answer. What I have observed, him captaining the team over the years, is that he never panics, takes a few seconds before taking a decision, thinks about it then decides…so there is that similarity..I think I also have that. I also try to think and then react.
