"Not Someone Who's Into Your Face": Sourav Ganguly On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy

17.08.2022 - 19:31 sports.ndtv.com

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday termed Rohit Sharma as a bit "laid-back" and said the Mumbaikar should be given some time to produce results.

Amid workload management, COVID and injury concerns, India has seen as many as seven captains leading the team at various stages since the 35-year-old Rohit took over from Virat Kohli as full-time skipper across formats.

Ganguly was impressed by Rohit, who has won a record five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles for Mumbai Indians, and said he should be given a longer rope before being compared with the likes of the great MS Dhoni and Kohli. "Rohit Sharma is obviously a bit laid-back, who takes things in a very calm and cautious way and not someone who's into your face all the time," Ganguly said during the Bengal Peerless event on 'Leadership in Modern India' here.

The former captain was replying to a query on the crop of Indian leaders since he called it quits. "India has produced some great captains over the years.

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