'I earned India captaincy. Kisi ne plate mein saja ke nahi dia': Rohit Sharma namedrops Kohli, Dhoni; next-gen not ready
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'I earned India captaincy. Kisi ne plate mein saja ke nahi dia': Rohit Sharma namedrops Kohli, Dhoni; next-gen not ready

Hindustan Times  

Rohit Sharma said it is a great honour to become captain of the Indian cricket team, and one needs to earn it as he and his predecessors, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, did. Rohit, who confirmed that he has no plans of retiring from Test cricket and that his decision to sit out from the Sydney Test against Australia was only due to his poor form in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, said the next Indian captain will also need to earn that tag by understanding its weight. It is very difficult to say," Rohit told Star Sports when asked about youngsters who are ready to lead India in Test cricket. Rohit gave his own example and namedropped his predecessors Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni to further explain this point of the importance of being the Indian captain and necessity to earn it.

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‘Plate pe saja ke nahi dia’: Rohit Sharma opens up on passing captaincy to next-gen; namedrops Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni
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‘Plate pe saja ke nahi dia’: Rohit Sharma opens up on passing captaincy to next-gen; namedrops Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni

Live Mint  

With the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma 'opted out' of the fifth and final Test against Australia at Sydney in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, questions started being raised who may be the next captain of India. But Rohit, who quashed away his retirement rumours, also stated that the next Indian captain must earn that tag by understanding its weight. When …

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