Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin has reacted to Rohit Sharma’s appointment as ODI captain in place of Virat Kohli. Taking to social media platform Koo, Azharuddin congratulated Rohit on being handed the leadership mantle in limited-over internationals and praised the veteran opener’s ability as a captain.
“There are big hopes for India’s new ODI and T20 captain Rohit Sharma after Virat Kohli. And he has the true ability to lead the team like he had promised. Congratulations to the new captain,” Azharuddin wrote in Hindi on his Koo account.
Rohit, who had taken over the T20I captaincy from Kohli after the T20 World Cup, was named as India’s captain in ODIs on Wednesday when the BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming tour to South Africa.
Rohit also replaced the out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane as vice-captain of India’s Test team.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward,” the BCCI stated in a tweet on Wednesday.
