Rahul Dravid Is Happy With How Rohit Sharma Has Led India – Indian captain Rohit Sharma has been an instrumental figure in India’s success over the years. Since the time he took over as captain of the Indian cricket team from Virat Kohli, he has led the side very well in limited-overs cricket. However, his calibre as a test captain was untested. There were big shoes to fill as Virat Kohli has been a legendary and India’s greatest-ever test captain. There were always going to be comparisons. However, he has led the side extremely well. His team came back from a loss in Centurion and levelled the series in Durban.
His India side then faced the tough challenge of a five-game home test series against England. England was coming to India with their new Bazball approach. They also inflicted a severe blow on India in the first test match. However, under Rohit Sharma, a young Team India came back strongly and won the series 4-1. Rohit Sharma led from the front.
Rahul Dravid Is Happy With How Rohit Sharma Has Led India
After the final test in Dharamshala, head coach Rahul Dravid heaped praise on Rohit Sharma. He hailed Rohit as a terrific leader and is pleased with the way the team follows the captain. Dravid also said that he is learning from the players on the team and is very happy to work with them.
Rahul Dravid said: “I think I’m privileged to work with a lovely team. It’s not just about me. And I think this is a fantastic bunch of professionals that I have the privilege of working with. And I’m learning from them all the time. Rohit [Sharma] has been fantastic to work with. I think he’s a terrific leader. And just the guys gravitate towards him phenomenally, which is fantastic to see.”
India registered an innings and 64-run win against England in the fifth test match in Dharamshala on the third day itself. England won the toss and elected to bat first in the test match. However, they were skittled out for just 218 runs in the first inning. Kuldeep Yadav picked up 5 wickets in the first inning, and Ashwin picked up 4.
India scored a mammoth 477 runs in the first inning, riding on the twin centuries of Shubman Gill and captain Rohit Sharma. Debutant Devdutt Padikkal and youngster Sarfaraz Khan also chipped in with half-centuries. In the second inning, England could manage only 177 runs. Joe Root scored 84 runs, and the next highest scorer was Jonny Bairstow, who scored 39 runs. The other batters had nothing to show. Ashwin picked up 5 wickets in the second innings, Kuldeep picked up two; Jadeja picked up one; and Bumrah picked up 2 wickets. India have secured a 4-1 series win.
