Rohit Sharma - Captain of shorter version

[stevewittry]

Watching Rohit Sharma caplain his IPL side makes me feel that there is something about his leadership that has transformed an ordinary looking side into a world beating unit.

While Kohli is doing a good job with the test side and the test side looks to be a settled unit, the Indian ODI / T20 team looks unsettled and need a strong leader if they need to win major tournament / series. Kohli like many mentioned in this forum looks short of ideas when the going gets tough and given that Rohit is almost certain to be part of the Champions Trophy, why not have him as the captain in shorter versions.

The Mumbai Indians side looks very thin on paper and hardly a world beating unit but Rohit seemed to have done wonders. Also the fact that Rohit has not yet performed with the bat makes this more unbelievable. The way he defended 140 odd against a stronger DD side and chased 200+ against KXI Punjab speaks volumes about his leadership.

I know thereally would be posters who would feel that IPL should not be a benchmark for evaluating performance at international level, but if you weigh Rohit and Kohli at the common denominator which is the IPL, Rohit is head and shoulders above Kohli in terms of leadership attributes and something the Indian think tank should leverage in the shorter formats.

 

[stevewittry]

And to add, he hasn't changed too much around his core team except some fringe players.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

A real leader is evaluated based on his captaincy in TEST cricket, at the moment Kohli >>> any other skipper for India. I would be okay to have him as my skipper even for limited over formats.

RCB is a joke of a team with entire dependency on Kohli and Abd in IPL. No one can win with that squad consistently.

Add to that Rohit is not a permanent starter even in ODI's outside India.

 

[Sachin136]

A real leader is evaluated based on his captaincy in TEST cricket, at the moment Kohli >>> any other skipper for India. I would be okay to have him as my skipper even for limited over formats.

RCB is a joke of a team with entire dependency on Kohli and Abd in IPL. No one can win with that squad consistently.

Add to that Rohit is not a permanent starter even in ODI's outside India.

He is the second name on the team anywhere in the world.

 

[stevewittry]

He is the second name on the team anywhere in the world.

Right and that's the reason entrusting him with the responsibility of captaining the team is not all that bad an idea. I might just bring out the best in him.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Can't believe OP is comparing Kohli's captaincy in international matches with Rohit's captaincy in Pyjama League.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Rohit's captaincy has certainly mushroomed under Ponting. He could be a better deputy to Kohli than Rahane tbh but thanks to his poor run in tests, he can't be. And in India you usually don't have different captains for different formats let alone vice captains.

 

[Saurav]

Would do better than Kohli

but his own place isnt as secure.String of failures can see him out

 

[Napa]

A real leader is evaluated based on his captaincy in TEST cricket, at the moment Kohli >>> any other skipper for India. I would be okay to have him as my skipper even for limited over formats.

Your post does not make sense. OP makes a valid point that RS is performing well as a limited overs captain.

You would rather have an inferior limited overs captain just because he performs better in Tests???

 

[stevewittry]

Your post does not make sense. OP makes a valid point that RS is performing well as a limited overs captain.

You would rather have an inferior limited overs captain just because he performs better in Tests???

Exactly these are two distinct formats and call for different game plans / strategies. And RS seems to have better understanding of the LOI cricket game plans.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Your post does not make sense. OP makes a valid point that RS is performing well as a limited overs captain.

You would rather have an inferior limited overs captain just because he performs better in Tests???

Your post too doesn't make any sense. You can't make someone a captain of an international team based on his performance in Lallu Panju Leagues.

 

[Hasan123]

Rohit has shown to be a good tactician and calm under pressure. I don't think he would do a bad job for India. But Kohli deserves time as LO captain yet.

 

[Napa]

Your post too doesn't make any sense. You can't make someone a captain of an international team based on his performance in Lallu Panju Leagues.

Your comprehension skills need to be upgraded. I did not say RS was a better limited overs captain. OP made a point that he was, I did not agree or disagree with that.

AamchiMumbaikar said that Kohli is a better Test captain so he should also be the limited overs captain. I was pointing out the flaw in AamchiMumbaikar's reasoning.

 

[Ph_11]

If he was scoring freely I would say yes. On principle I would like to see three different captains fo three formats.

Having said that cricket does not need a fixed captain. I would have a different captain for different matches. It would not make any difference. I know this is radical but this is how I feel.

 

[Ph_11]

Can't believe OP is comparing Kohli's captaincy in international matches with Rohit's captaincy in Pyjama League.

Can you explain to me why you call T 20 a pyjama league. What does this mean? What are your reasons? Hate will not be a valid reason. Thanks in advance for your answers.

 

[stevewittry]

I have been following RS ever since he took over captaincy of the MIs.

Winning 5 matches on the trot, and doing consistently well in every edition has to do more than just good fortune and must be taken note of.

I am evaluating both Kohli and RS on the same platform.

Other thing worth noting is that he is leading a much weaker team than Kohli's. Kohli has a team with more firepower. MI only has Butler and Rohit as reliable players. He got the best out of the Pandyas, the hack Pollard whom I don't rate one bit and the Patels and Harbhajans - all fringe players no side would want them in.

 

[stevewittry]

I have been following RS ever since he took over captaincy of the MIs.

Winning 5 matches on the trot, and doing consistently well in every edition has to do more than just good fortune and must be taken note of.

I am evaluating both Kohli and RS on the same platform.

Other thing worth noting is that he is leading a much weaker team than Kohli's. Kohli has a team with more firepower. MI only has Butler and Rohit as reliable players. He got the best out of the Pandyas, the hack Pollard whom I don't rate one bit and the Patels and Harbhajans - all fringe players no side would want them in.

As I write this post he seems to be finding his touch as a batsman which strengthen'so his case if he shows form in the rest of the tournament.

 

[Ph_11]

I have been following RS ever since he took over captaincy of the MIs.

Winning 5 matches on the trot, and doing consistently well in every edition has to do more than just good fortune and must be taken note of.

I am evaluating both Kohli and RS on the same platform.

Other thing worth noting is that he is leading a much weaker team than Kohli's. Kohli has a team with more firepower. MI only has Butler and Rohit as reliable players. He got the best out of the Pandyas, the hack Pollard whom I don't rate one bit and the Patels and Harbhajans - all fringe players no side would want them in.

Why would you call Patel and Harbhajan fringe players? They are better than so many others.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Your comprehension skills need to be upgraded. I did not say RS was a better limited overs captain. OP made a point that he was, I did not agree or disagree with that.

AamchiMumbaikar said that Kohli is a better Test captain so he should also be the limited overs captain. I was pointing out the flaw in AamchiMumbaikar's reasoning.

You said OP has a valid point and I said you too don't make any sense. Comparing someone's captaincy in Pyjama Leagues with someone in international cricket makes sense for you but not for others. Also I didn't even talk about [MENTION=62785]AamchiMumbaikar[/MENTION]'s post. So tell me who needs to upgrade his comprehension skills?

 

[Sachin136]

I have been following RS ever since he took over captaincy of the MIs.

Winning 5 matches on the trot, and doing consistently well in every edition has to do more than just good fortune and must be taken note of.

I am evaluating both Kohli and RS on the same platform.

Other thing worth noting is that he is leading a much weaker team than Kohli's. Kohli has a team with more firepower. MI only has Butler and Rohit as reliable players. He got the best out of the Pandyas, the hack Pollard whom I don't rate one bit and the Patels and Harbhajans - all fringe players no side would want them in.

Buttler, Parthiv, Rohit, Hardik, Krunal, Bumrah, Mcclenaghan etc are not fringe players. They are better than Binny, Negi etc.

 

[stevewittry]

Buttler, Parthiv, Rohit, Hardik, Krunal, Bumrah, Mcclenaghan etc are not fringe players. They are better than Binny, Negi etc.

Well let's compare the top 5 of either sides who in my opinion does bulk of the scoring - Butler/Patel/Rana/RS/Pollard vs Gayle/Kohli/ABDV/Jadhav/Watson. Now the bowlers MI slightly ahead but just. You make your call.

 

[Sachin136]

Well let's compare the top 5 of either sides who in my opinion does bulk of the scoring - Butler/Patel/Rana/RS/Pollard vs Gayle/Kohli/ABDV/Jadhav/Watson. Now the bowlers MI slightly ahead but just. You make your call.

Why not compare the whole team?

Buttler = Gayle
Parthiv < Kohli
Rohit > Mandeep
Rana > Jadhav
Pollard < AB
Hardik > Binny
Krunal > Negi
Harbhajan < Badree
McClenaghan > Mills
Bumrah > Aravind
Johnson/someone else < Chahal

 

[Napa]

You said OP has a valid point and I said you too don't make any sense.

OP's valid point was that if RS is a better limited overs captain then he rather than Kohli should be the captain of the Indian limited overs team.

 

[captain crook]

LOL. The OP is coming to conclusions base on a few circus charity matches. IPL itself is a joke. No one except Indians watch it or take seriously.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Your post does not make sense. OP makes a valid point that RS is performing well as a limited overs captain.

You would rather have an inferior limited overs captain just because he performs better in Tests???

A skipper who does well in test cricket is bound to succeed in any format provided he has good set of players. We can only judge whether he is an inferior skipper or not when he fails for India.

RS apart from 2015-16 season was never consistent in ODI's, I wouldn't trust him to score when needed.

 

[Ph_11]

Why not compare the whole team?

Buttler = Gayle
Parthiv < Kohli
Rohit > Mandeep
Rana > Jadhav
Pollard < AB
Hardik > Binny
Krunal > Negi
Harbhajan < Badree
McClenaghan > Mills
Bumrah > Aravind
Johnson/someone else < Chahal

In which universe is Badree > Harbhajan and why did you compare Parthiv with Kohli.

 

[Ph_11]

Once again captaincy make very little to no difference.

 

[Sachin136]

In which universe is Badree > Harbhajan and why did you compare Parthiv with Kohli.

Badree is a very good T20 bowler.

Kohli and Parthiv both open in the IPL.

 

[Ph_11]

Badree is a very good T20 bowler.

Kohli and Parthiv both open in the IPL.

I agree with your statement but do not agree with the inequality that you have assigned.