Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has weighed in on Congress chief Shama Mohamed’s remarks on India captain Rohit Sharma. Forward of India’s Champions Trophy semi-final towards Australia, Shama, in a put up which has now been deleted by her, recommended that Rohit is “fats for a sportsperson”. In a separate put up on X, Shama had additionally known as Rohit “essentially the most unimpressive captain”. Nevertheless, as India beat Australia within the semi-final on Tuesday, Shama backtracked from her feedback on Rohit’s captaincy, and praised him for his management within the sport.
Talking on his Youtube channel, Chopra has shared his views on the controversy. He solely questioned Shama about her feedback on Rohit’s captaincy, and the factors behind her resolution to label Rohit as “essentially the most unimpressive captain”.
“I learn an announcement from Shama Mohamed ji. She most likely deleted that tweet as nicely. So I might solely see a screenshot. I hope I noticed the suitable one, the place she was saying one thing about Rohit. Just one factor harm me so much and that was – ‘essentially the most unimpressive captain for India’ or no matter,” stated Chopra.
Citing the instance of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who led his facet to its maiden Cricket World Cup title in 1996, Chopra recommended {that a} captain needs to be judged by his achievements. Chopra additionally praised Ranatunga for altering the face of Sri Lankan cricket.
“I stated, actually? How do you outline whether or not somebody is an effective or a formidable captain or not, whether or not he’s a game-changing captain and is inspiring a technology or not? Arjuna Ranatunga was the cult determine of Sri Lanka. He modified the face of Sri Lankan cricket. He lifted the trophy in 1996,” he added.
Chopra additionally identified how Rohit modified India’s white-ball strategy after the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final loss to England.
“Now hearken to this. We misplaced within the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final beneath Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. There we realized that we did not play nicely, that we stated one thing earlier than going and did one thing else. After that, he began taking part in a special model of cricket. You’ll choose him by his influence,” Chopra highlighted.
Chopra additionally questioned how a captain who has led his facet to 3 straight ICC finals will be deemed “unimpressive”.
“Since then till now, there have been three ICC occasions – an ODI World Cup, a T20 World Cup, and the Champions Trophy is in progress now. The man has dropped just one sport. Rohit Sharma has misplaced only one match as a captain. Is that unimpressive as a frontrunner?” he additional defined.
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