MS Dhoni is among the most successful captains in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – winning the title 4 times. Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai Indians to the title five times, is the only captain to have won the IPL more often than Dhoni. Apart from being the most successful captains in the IPL, both Dhoni and Rohit are one of the most successful batsmen in the tournament too. While Dhoni is seventh on the list of highest run scorers in the IPL, Rohit is second.
Harbhajan Singh, who has played with both the players, has said that while both were dangerous to bowl to, he always found it far more difficult to face Rohit Sharma.
“Rohit Sharma, any day, any time. Very difficult batsman to bowl to. I didn’t bowl a lot against Mahendra Singh Dhoni because by the time he came in to bat my spell was almost over. But no matter how little I’ve bowled, got him dismissed as well, in the last three overs of the game, he was a very dangerous player. But most of my overs were done by that time,” said Harbhajan on Star Sports.
“But Rohit Sharma, if we are talking overall, had a very big impact, a class player in terms of batting skill. Dhoni used to be a one of the most dangerous players in the game when he used to come in at the end as a finisher, but if Rohit bats from the beginning to the end, then there is no better player than him,” he said.