New ODI skipper Rohit Sharma hails Virat Kohli the batsman

Rohit Sharma

A batsman of Virat Kohli's calibre and the qualities that he brings along with his leadership skills are very much required in the team, said India's new white-ball captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit, who was already appointed T20I captain, has also replaced Kohli as ODI captain.

He feels that a captain's job is 20 per cent on the field and rest at the planning stage where he would like his men to be prepared for the worst, keeping crunch situations in major ICC event encounters in mind.

"A batsman of his quality is always needed in the squad. To have an average of 50 plus in the T20 format, it is crazy and unreal. Obviously, with the experience, he batted and bailed India out so many times from difficult situations," Rohit said during YouTube show Backstage with Boria.

For Rohit, a captain is as good as his team and it's important for the world to know what the role of a captain is. "A captain is there to ensure right players are playing, right combination is playing and obviously few tactical things that you need to look after," he stated.

For him a captain needs to walk the talk with his performance, but otherwise stand at the back and put an arm around teammates. "Captain needs to stand at forefront while performing and for everything else needs to stand at the back.

"The reason I say that is he can make a difference by standing at the back because then he can make sure he puts his hand around everyone, that's what I meant when I said you have to be least important member of the team."

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