7 Reasons Why Rohit is Better than the Best for International Captaincy

7 Reasons Why Rohit is Better than the Best for International Captaincy: Rohit Sharma is the name that has emerged all of a sudden as a positive replacement for Virat Kohli as the future captain of India. Indeed, a captain winning three IPL tournaments and one Champions League T20, for his respective team not just needs to be an average skipper but needs to have the leadership instinct and qualities and Rohit Sharma does possess it in decent amount for us to consider him an apt candidate to take up the captaincy of the national side. In order to analyse his captaincy prospects and aspects with a microscope, here goes the list of the top 7 reasons why Rohit Sharma can be a better skipper than most of the others. 1. Ability to Handle the Pros: Rohit Sharma MI. (Photo Source: BCCI) In a squad containing the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and others, one needs decent amount of composure to lead such all these big names together. Rohit Sharma has shown intense maturity in leading such a star studded line up in 2013 and MI emerged to be the champions of the league. This is something which is considered highly precious. 2. Never Giving Up: Rohit Sharma MI. (Photo Source: BCCI) Let us consider this instance as an example of his positive intent and approach. MI lost their first four encounters in the IPL 2015 but they never gave up on hopes of winning. Even during the demoralizing initial phases, Rohit Sharma mentioned that their team does possess the capability to win. It was just that things did not click for them at that moment. Those words by the captain during a bad phase reflects the ardent nature of the captain. This is a much required ingredient for leading an international squad. 3. Playing the Anchor: Rohit Sharma. (© Getty Images) On his day, Rohit Sharma can win the match in a single handed fashion with his batting. The man with highest ODI scores of 264* and 209 is enough to justify how big a player he is. Rohit, thus possess the capacity of playing a CAPTAIN’s KNOCK for the team which is pretty much vital in lifting the team up. And the captain becomes the pivotal character in the team and in the process, confidence and self-belief in the team amplifies. 4. Leading From the Front: Rohit Sharma MI. (Photo Source: BCCI) Rohit Sharma is not one of those skippers who would blame the players for the team’s loss. He has the sublime quality of taking the responsibility for the team’s loss on his shoulders. Rohit was not seen blaming his bowlers or the batsmen when MI lost and he credited the entire team when they won the IPL. Such level of selflessness acts as a real catalyst for the success of a captain. 5. Sticking to the Basics: Rohit Sharma MI. (Photo Source: AFP) This is an impressive trait of his captaincy. Rohit Sharma is not one of those captains who experiments way too much, and does not try too many things which might ultimately end up spoiling the game situation. Rohit instead likes to stick to the basics. This was seen in the IPL. He used his bowling resources in quite an orthodox manner. Like Malinga opened the bowling for them consistently. This also helped them maintain a certain balance in the team, and also implored confidence among the players. 6. Promotes faith and confidence in the players: Rohit Sharma MI. (Photo Source: BCCI) Rohit Sharma is not one of the skippers who would make a bowling change if a bowler gets thrashed for plenty in an over. Instead, he continuously talks with the bowler, discusses what can be done and provides full confidence and boost to his players. Also, if a batsman fails to deliver, he tries not to drop him from the squad but instead changes the batting position, to give them a cushion. This was proved in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 seasons. Players like Jasprit Bumrah, Aditya Tare, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Jagadeesha Suchith have flourished well under his leadership. 7. Success and Luck: Rohit Sharma IPL Trophy. (Photo Source: BCCI) Luck contributes a major factor in determining a captain’s fate and in this a game, success is measured by the number of wins. Luckily, Rohit Sharma has had adequate amount of X-Factor with him as a captain of MI. And as it stands, with 51 wins in 89 games as a captain, Rohit is the second most successful captain in IPL when viewed by virtue of win percentage. He possesses a win percentage of 58% which is simply phenomenal.