Mumbai, December 13, 2013 : .Having Rahul Dhavid as Team India’s head coach was the best thing that has ever happened, according to Rohit Sharma, white-ball captain.
He also said there had been “a feeling of relaxation” since then. Sharma, Virat Kohli’s T20I captain, was promoted to the full-time white ball skipper.
The stylish batsman is thrilled about this “huge responsibility”, which has been entrusted by the Indian cricket board.
It was an amazing experience working with Rahul Bhai.
It was amazing to see how hard he played cricket.Sharma shared a video with bcci.tv.”There was a feeling of relaxation, too, as it is essential to maintain a positive atmosphere when working on the field.It is very demanding.” Sharma said.
Sharma stated that cricket is a physically demanding game and needs to be played in a calm environment.Sharma was a former cricketer.
You need an atmosphere that allows people to relax and have fun.Although it’s only been a while, I have interacted with him many times about the game and my own personal games.Sharma said that it was good to have Sharma onboard and would be an extremely fruitful relationship for the future.Sharma will depart for South Africa next week for a series of three Tests and one ODI.
Sharma said that his experience as a captain of white-ball will be exciting.Sharma also spoke out about his relationship to Kohli and said that they have enjoyed playing together ‘each moment’ and would continue doing so.
“I feel deeply honored and grateful for this opportunity.This is a big responsibility, and I am very grateful for it.It’s going to be an amazing journey to lead India white-ball cricket.Sharma stated that although I’ve had very few opportunities to be a part of Team India, it was a rewarding experience.
I have made sure they understood their roles.That is the essence of it all, knowing that role, and then going out and fulfilling that role.Sharma said that it was important for both coach and captain to communicate clearly.”I want people to understand why they were selected in our team,” he added.
Sharma had nothing but praises for Kohli’s relationship with him and the rest of his team.He has made the team a place where there’s no turning back.
He led the team for five years, was there every step of the way, was on the field every single time and showed determination and grit to win each game.That was his message to everyone.
He (Kohli), we have all had great times playing cricket together, and that is something I intend to continue doing.
Sharma knows that the challenge for the Indian team is to claim an ICC trophy, something which has eluded them since 2013.
“There are lot of things that we need to do right before we think of end result.The last ICC trophy (Champions Trophy), we won was in 2013.Since then, we haven’t won.But I don’t see anything wrong that we did after that Champions Trophy.We played well and performed as a team but just that we couldn’t get that extra inch that we always look forward to.
“That can happen as international cricket is very demanding but that’s the challenge as we are all professionals.My message to the team will be to focus on process and not to think about the end goal.
“(A) lot of World Cups are coming and India will be eyeing to do well in (a) lot of them.Our focus is on winning the championship but there is a process that we need to follow as a group.If you need to win the championship, there are lot of other things that you first need to take care of then focus on the end goal.”
The 34-year-old believes that emerging strong from tough scenarios will be his focus point as the white-ball captain.
“How you come out of tough challenges is very important.I think, in the past we have been put in those situations before, where we have been 10/3 or 15/2 or something like that, we failed to recover.Something that we need to keep in mind moving forward, it’s one of the areas.
There are other areas we need to keep improving as a team because getting better as a team doesn’t stop.We have to keep looking to do better at different departments every time we play a game.”
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