Rohit Sharma has made a remarkable start to his stint as full-time Indian captain, starting with New Zealand’s home series last year. The Indian team, led by Rohit, recently made a 2-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka in Tests and before that, they defeated West Indies in ODIs and T20Is earlier this year.
In conversation with former India Test opener Wasim Jaffer, citing Rohit’s performance as a captain and the results of the matches so far espncricinfoSaid that the Mumbaikar can achieve bigger milestones in the longer format of the game than his predecessor Virat Kohli.
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The 44-year-old feels that Rohit can be a better Test captain than Kohli.
Rohit Sharma can be a better Test captain than Virat Kohli. Don’t know how many Tests he will captain but tactically I think he is one of the best captains and we are seeing the result of how he has whitewashed each series. It seems that the captaincy has fallen into the hands of the right captain.
Jaffer feels that the captaincy has fallen into the hands of the right man.
However, the records under Kohli’s belt cannot be ignored. Although the cricketer has stepped down from the role across formats, he remains India’s most successful Test captain.
Under his leadership, India have won 40 out of 68 Tests, with an impressive win percentage of 59, including a historic series win against Australia in their own backyard. He even led the Indian team to the world number one ranking in Tests.
Earlier this year on January 15, Kohli resigned as Test captain after India lost the three-match Test series 1-2 to South Africa in Cape Town.
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