As the Kanpur Test finally resumed on Day 4 after two days got washed out due to rain, India came out with a completely different approach as to what they had on Day 1. Firstly, Rohit Sharma and Co. gave it all their all on the field. The bowlers also performed well as Bangladesh got bundled out for 233 runs.
While Yashasvi Jaiswal kicked off the Indian batting with a hat-trick of fours in the very first over, captain Rohit too made the intent quite clear with a six on the first ball he faced.
Highly impressed with his captaincy and his clarity of thought while leading his team, former Indian cricketer Saba Karim showered praise on the 37-year-old.
“I think it reveals a lot about Rohit Sharma’s character. I think that’s the kind of transformation we have seen in Rohit Sharma’s captaincy in Test cricket now and before that we have seen in white ball cricket in T20 and ODI World Cups,” Karim said on JioCinema.
“I think Rohit’s intentions have always been very clear. The decision-making has been very precise and I think it is good in a way that he’s got players or resources in his lineup who can follow the path that he treads, and he leads by example all the time, and I’ve seen that in the past and even now in this Test innings. When he wants to impose as a team that you need to win this encounter, this is the way you have to take the game forward. And I think that’s what Rohit and company have done so far,” Karim added.
“So, this is the most pleasing and a very refreshing sight from Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. If you have seen in the past by earlier captains at times, They say ‘Let’s take the time, let us settle down, then we’ll take it forward. Let’s play the 1st 5-6 overs and then we’ll try and accelerate. But with Rohit Sharma at the helm, there’s nothing of that sort. There are no half measures whatsoever. From the first ball, you need to make your intent very clear,” Karim further added.
