Former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram desires to see Rohit Sharma play for Kolkata Knight Riders within the subsequent Indian Premier League (IPL) season. He feels the India captain will not be a part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad subsequent yr after handing over his captaincy duties to Hardik Pandya within the IPL 2024.
Many followers have been disenchanted this yr not seeing Rohit Sharma lead the Mumbai Indians they usually even urged that the veteran batter strikes to a different staff for the upcoming IPL seasons. Similarly, Wasim Akram additionally urged that Rohit could be an ideal match for KKR with Gambhir as mentor. (‘Suryakumar Yadav Has To Bat At Number 3 For India In T20 World Cup 2024’, Says Brian Lara)
“I have a feeling he won’t be at Mumbai Indians next season. I would love to see him at KKR. Imagine him open there, Gauti as a mentor, Iyer as a captain, they will have a very strong batting unit, on that wicket. He bats very well on any wicket, he is that great a player. But it will be good to see him at KKR,” mentioned Akram.
Former star India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, the ambassador of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, got here out in assist of skipper Rohit Sharma, backing him to guide his costs to the title within the US and the West Indies.
Yuvraj, who shared the Indian dressing room with the present captain, watching him rise from a precociously proficient teen to one of many main lights of Indian cricket and a modern-day batting nice, mentioned Rohit’s management expertise and skill to remain calm below strain would be the key to India’s possibilities of ending their extended drought in ICC occasions.
“Rohit’s presence is going to be very crucial. I think we need a really good captain, a sensible captain who takes decisions well under pressure. And he’s the one to take them. He was the captain when we lost in the (Cricket World Cup) 50-over final (in 2023). He has won five IPL trophies as a captain. I think we need somebody like him to captain India,” Yuvraj was quoted as saying in a launch by the International Cricket Council (ICC). (After Getting Controversially Out, Now RR captain Sanju Samson Fined 30 Percent Match Fees For Breaching IPL Code Of Conduct)
India’s trophy drought at ICC occasions stretches again to the 2011 ODI World Cup, which noticed the staff raise the world title at house below the inspiring management of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
It has been a case of so close to but thus far for India over the previous few years in ICC occasions, with final yr’s ODI World Cup bearing the newest illustration of the identical. After working down rivals in round-robin and knockout phases, Rohit and his costs fell to an agonising defeat to five-time champions Australia within the title conflict, prolonging their watch for a world title.
Be it the loss within the semi-final of the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the ultimate of the ICC World Test Championship 2023 and final yr’s 50-over World Cup, Indian cricket has suffered many heartbreaks at world occasions over the previous few years.
Going into the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, the followers are relying on Rohit and his boys to go all the best way, versus falling on the last hurdle. The bond between Yuvraj and Rohit goes again to the Mumbaikaar’s early days within the Indian setup. It’s no secret that Yuvi was one in all Rohit’s closest pals within the dressing room and nonetheless is.
Yuvraj was one of many stars within the India squad when Rohit made his debut for the nation. It was on the fall of the southpaw’s wicket {that a} younger Rohit stepped onto the worldwide cricket scene in 2007, making his first look for the staff with the willow towards Ireland.
Their cricketing ties got here full circle in 2019 when Yuvraj featured in his last Indian Premier League (IPL) season with the Mumbai Indians below Rohit’s captaincy. Thereafter, Yuvraj introduced his retirement from all types of cricket in June 2019.
Recalling his first impressions of the ‘Hitman’, who got here to be part of the Indian dressing room on the age of 17, Yuvi mentioned he was struck by his humility, camaraderie and management qualities each on and off the sector.
“Very poor English. Very funny guy. From the streets of Borivali (in Mumbai), we always tease him. But a great guy at heart,” Yuvi mentioned jokingly.
“The more success he’s had, he has never changed as a person. That’s the beauty of Rohit Sharma. Fun-loving, always having fun with the guys, A great leader on the park and one of my closest friends from cricket. I really want to see Rohit Sharma with a World Cup trophy and a World Cup medal. He really deserves it,” the previous India all-rounder signed off saying.Â
