Batting great Sunil Gavaskar praised India captain Rohit Sharma after the veteran led India to the T20 World Cup title last week. In doing so, Rohit joined an elite list of India captains to lift a World Cup. He is only the third India captain after Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni to lift a World Cup. The 37-year-old also had a decent tournament with the bat, scoring 257 runs in eight matches at an average of 36.71. While Virat Kohli was named ‘Player of the Match’ in the final, superstar Jasprit Bumrah took home the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award.
Bumrah was instrumental with the ball throughout the tournament, taking 15 wickets, including two in the final. When asked to pick his best player in the tournament, Gavaskar suggested that while Bumrah deserves all the praise, Rohit’s captaincy stood out the most, according to him.
“There were several. If you look at what this team did, they were champions in all different fields. So although there was the ‘Player of the Tournament’. Jasprit Bumrah, who fully deserved to be the ‘Player of the Tournament’, the main The man running the show was Rohit Sharma, so Rohit’s captaincy is something to be admired because never during tense situations did his body language diminish,” said Gavaskar. Sports today.
Gavaskar backed up his claim by saying that Rohit’s body language throughout the tournament was exemplary.
“Yes, we all got used to some of his grimaces and things like that, but that’s okay… The way he handled the situation when things didn’t look good for India deserves the highest praise. That’s why his captaincy It was the standout Indian performance of the tournament for me,” he added.
During the felicitation and celebration event at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Rohit said, “This trophy is for the entire nation. Along with all the players who represented the country, we want to dedicate it to our fans, who have waited 11 years. “
“Mumbai never disappoints. We had a solid reception. On behalf of the team, we would like to thank the fans. I am very, very happy and relieved,” he added.
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