Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir believes that Rohit Sharma has not created his own template in the longest format of the game, instead, it was Virat Kohli who started this template and Rohit Sharma is following that. Gambhir also showered praise on former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, saying that he managed Ashwin and Jadeja really well.
“Honestly, I have always believed that Rohit Sharma is an amazing captain, but there is not much difference between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, especially in this format. Virat Kohli started this template,” Gambhir told Star Sports.
“Virat Kohli has captained exceptionally well whenever he has captained this Test team and Rohit is probably following that template only. Honestly, Rohit has not created his own template. The way Virat Kohli managed Ashwin and Jadeja, it is absolutely identical captaincy,” Gambhir added.
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Though Gambhir refused to weigh on who is the best captain – Kohli or Rohit, he credited Kohli for successfully launching some of the biggest names under his watch.
“The real challenge for Rohit Sharma will be when he goes to Australia, South Africa and England because there were big challenges for Virat Kohli there. Virat Kohli has made this team – Mohammad Shami, Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar. Virat Kohli was as successful. So I don’t see too much difference and I don’t even want to say who is a better captain in these conditions because Virat was an equally good captain as Rohit is now. Rohit’s challenge will be overseas,” Gambhir concluded.