Rohit Sharma’s on-field decisions surprises you even as a coach: Vikram Rathour | Cricket News

Former Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour showered praise on captain Rohit Sharma and lauded his on-field tactics and his captaincy style.
“He might forget whether he has decided to bat or bowl at the toss, or his phone and iPad in the team bus but he never forgets his gameplan. He is very good at it and is a very shrewd tactician,” former Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour said in a podcast “Find a Way with Taruwar Kohli.”
Rathour explains three qualities of Rohit that make him an exceptional captain.
“His first quality is that as a batsman, he is a phenomenal player. I think he is someone who understands his game really well. He always have a clear game plan,” said Rathour.
India captain Rohit Sharma with the T20 World Cup trophy. (X | BCCI)
“Even as a leader, you will have to lead from the front. You have to perform to set the example. And since he has become the captain he has always led example.”
Rathour also credits Rohit for his investment in the team and players.
“He is a player’s captain. He is invested with the players heavily,” he said.
“Kisi captain ko maine team meetings ya strategy mey itna involve hote nahi dekha (I have never seen a captain, who is so invested in team meetings and strategies).
India’s captain Rohit Sharma gestures playfully as he walks to collect the winners’ after India won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final cricket match against South Africa at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
“He spends a lot of time on the team’s strategy. He is part of the bowlers’ meeting, batters meeting. He wants to sit with the bowlers and batters to try and understand what they are thinking. He invests a lot of time with the players.”
Rathour gives recalls an incident of the T20 World Cup final, where Rohit surprised everyone bringing Jasprit Bumrah early and how it helped them win the trophy.
“He is tactically very good as a captain. In the T20 World Cup final, he finished Bumrah’s over early. A lot of people must have questioned that decision but that decision put us in the situation, where 16 was needed in the last over.
“His tactical decisions on the field are spot on. Sitting outside It surprises you as a coach as well. We from outside sometimes think what he is doing but then you realise what he has done after a while.”