Rohit Sharma believes in pacer’s leadership skills
Last year when Australia appointed Pat Cummins as Test skipper, doubts were raised on whether a fast bowler should be given the role of captaincy. Cummins silenced naysayers with his leadership in the Ashes, which the Aussies won 4-0.
Although the conventional practice by cricket-playing nations is to appoint batters as captains, there have been many instances in the past of countries going for ‘bowler captain’ and consequently reaping rewards.
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Last year when Australia appointed Pat Cummins as Test skipper, doubts were raised on whether a fast bowler should be given the role of captaincy. Cummins silenced naysayers with his leadership in the Ashes, which the Aussies won 4-0.
Although the conventional practice by cricket-playing nations is to appoint batters as captains, there have been many instances in the past of countries going for ‘bowler captain’ and consequently reaping rewards.
Pakistan have seen Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis successfully lead teams. Richie Benaud has done so for Australia in the yore, Courtney Walsh and Jason Holder have performed the role for West Indies, Bob Willis did it for England, Shaun Pollock for South Africa, and Daniel Vettori discharged his duties as New Zealand skipper some time back.
As far as India are concerned, there is no one bigger than Kapil Dev, who helped India corner World Cup glory in 1983. Bishan Singh Bedi also led the country for a couple of years. So when Jasprit Bumrah was recently appointed the vice-captain of the Indian T20I as well as Test teams, the question was obvious: was the 28-year-old fast bowler being earmarked for a future captaincy role?
Current skipper Rohit Sharma has no problems with a bowler being the vice-captain and he also backed Bumrah’s leadership skills. “Honestly, it doesn’t really matter whether it is a batter or a bowler being a vice-captain. It’s the mind of the individual that matters,” Rohit said.
“And I think Jasprit Bumrah has a great mind for the game. I have seen it from close quarters.
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“It is a good way for him to step into the leadership role now. He has taken his game to the next level, and I’m sure he wants to continue to do that even further,” Rohit added.
“This (vice-captaincy role) is only going to get him more confident in whatever he wants to do on the field. I know him closely, and I talk to him a lot about cricket and what he thinks and I understand what sort of a cricketing brain he has. So it’s nice to have him there in the (vice-captaincy) role.
Rohit’s legacy will also consist of how well he can groom the next leader when he passes the baton. “If you talk about Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, these guys have a crucial role to play in the future of Indian cricket. They are also seen as possible contenders for leadership. They all are mature cricketers but someone needs to be around to help them and guide them in difficult situations.
“I will be more than happy to do that. That is how we have grown up and come through the ranks of becoming captain. We were also groomed by someone else. It’s a natural process,” Rohit said.
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