IND vs SL: Shane Watson mesmerized by Rohit Sharma’s leadership skills – Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is amazed by India’s all-format skipper Rohit Sharma as the captain of the team. He feels the right-hand batter handles high-pressure situations well and has a tremendous amount of experience as the leader for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Follow IND vs SL live updates on InsideSport.IN.
“He is such a natural and easy leader. I watched him closely leading the Mumbai Indians and nothing seems to faze him. He goes about his work incredibly well, he has had experience leading teams as well, captaining a franchise like Mumbai in high-pressure situations. There is always a high expectation from Mumbai in the IPL,” said Watson, on ICC Review.
IND vs SL: Shane Watson in awe of India’s new Test skipper Rohit Sharma says “nothing seems to faze him”
“I love watching Rohit bat, he is an elegant batter and he brings that to his captaincy,” he added.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had earlier announced Rohit Sharma as the team Test captain. The right-hand batter became the 35th player from India to be named as the captain in the longest format of the game. The 34-year-old will begin his first assignment against Sri Lanka.
Shane Watson effusive in praise of Virat Kohli
The cricketer-turned-expert also showered praise on Virat Kohli. The right-hand batter had stepped down from the post of Test captaincy after the conclusion of the South Africa series. As a leader, Kohli was instrumental in taking India to the number one rankings in Test cricket. Watson, who has played under Kohli’s leadership in RCB said he is superhuman and knows to push the players around to give their best.
IND vs SL: Shane Watson in awe of India’s new Test skipper Rohit Sharma says “nothing seems to faze him”
Virat as a leader has done incredible things, the way he has been able to push players, he has got such high expectations from himself and he brings that to every game he plays. For me, I believe Virat is superhuman, he knows how to push players around him. Virat is an incredible good guy, he is a well-balanced character off the field, the knowledge he has is fascinating. It was a great experience for me to work with Virat at RCB,”
