Ex-India Wicketkeeper Lauds Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy In Tests Against West Indies | Cricket News

India skipper Rohit Sharma has been receiving lots of reward for his efficiency within the just lately concluded two-match Test sequence in opposition to West Indies. The 36-year-old batter not solely introduced up his hundred within the first Test but in addition went on to smash a half-century within the second match. Though Team India did not register a clear sweep as Day 5 of the second Test obtained washed out, they nonetheless managed to assert the sequence with 1-0 lead. Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim praised Rohit for his glorious captaincy.

Karim hailed Rohit for his fearless batting within the first Test because the India skipper introduced up a ton regardless of having tough pitch circumstances. He additionally praised Rohit together with wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan into the Playing XI.

“In the first Test, the wicket was not easy to bat and Rohit got a hundred. Some of his decisions, bringing Ishan Kishan in the mix and all these showed that Rohit wants to win this time around,” mentioned Karim on Jio Cinema.

Players like Ravichandran Ashwin, who took 12 wickets within the first Test, adopted by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 171 runs in his debut, are among the gamers who performed exceptionally effectively for the guests within the two-match sequence. However, Karim select skipper Rohit because the Player of the Series for his “intensity” and “aggression”.

“But I would go with Rohit because this was a fresh WTC cycle and he had to lead from the front. The intensity and the aggression he showed sent a strong message to the rest of the side that this is the way you want to take it forward,” he added.

Eyeing a clear sweep after their victory inside three days in Dominica, India known as the photographs right here too and set the hosts an imposing goal of 365. But the match led to a draw after the fifth and last day’s play was washed out.

(With PTI Inputs)