Former Indian Cricketer and legend Sunil Gavaskar shared his view on Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy and said the upcoming Asia Cup and the World Cup will be the most important for Rohit’s Captaincy and if he is able to lead his team to victory then it will be the greatest achievement for him being as captain and he will be remembered for it.
Sunil Gavaskar Said:
“At the end of the day you are judged by the number of trophies you have won, the number of wins you have. Winning these two tournaments will make him one of India’s greatest skippers,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
The legendry batsmen also said the all-rounders will play a key role in the upcoming Asia Cup and the World Cup
“You look at England who won last year’s T20 World Cup, look at the all-rounders they had. So, all-rounders are the key element,”
“It is important… it will be more a testing ground for those who are coming back from three-four months’ lay-offs. Hopefully, they will come through; it will solve a lot of problems.”
Luck is also Important:
“More than anything else, luck of the day is very important and if you look at the teams (in 1983, 1985 and 2011), they all had top-class all-rounders. You had batters who could bowl 7-8-9 overs and bowlers who could bat down the order. That was the biggest plus of those teams. You see MSD’s team also: Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virender Sehwag could all bowl. It was the biggest plus. So, any team which has all-rounders (will hold the edge).
“We have got immense talent, (but) in the knockout stage you need a little bit of luck on the day. If you look at our situation in the knockout stages where we have lost, we had ill-luck just about every time.
“At the last World Cup (2019) we had a match (semifinal versus New Zealand) which stretched into the second day. If it had gone the proper full day we might have had a different story, because the next day it was seaming conditions and the New Zealand bowlers could bowl well. So, I think you need a little bit of luck on the day. I mean there are four-five very good teams, so you need luck on the day.”