ICC T20 World Cup 2022: "Rohit Sharma Did Not Take A Single Call, He Only Decided Where To Hide On The Field"- Atul Wassan Feels India Needs A New Captain

The Indian cricket team lost in two significant multi-team tournaments in the past three months under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. After losing to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super 4, India’s failure to get to the Asia Cup semifinals was a major setback.

Some optimism was revived by series victories over Australia and South Africa at home, but it soon faded away as India was eliminated from the T20 World Cup after being trounced by England by 10 wickets in the quarterfinal. 

India’s cautious batting style has once more come under scrutiny following the defeat as the top-order had a disastrous Powerplay. India was once again criticised for playing an archaic style of cricket in T20Is; their highest total after the first six overs was 46 against the Netherlands.

India Will Not Gain Anything By Retaining Rohit Sharma As Captain: Atul Wassan

Atul Wassan, a former Indian pacer, supports both Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant for the position and believes one of them can lead India’s T20 team into a new era. Rohit Sharma is already 35 years old, and the next T20 World Cup is two years away. 

“Yes, I feel so (that Rohit’s time as India’s T20 captain is over). You always plan between two World Cups and I don’t think Indian cricket will gain anything by retaining him as captain. We won’t get any return for such an investment.

You have two options in front of you – Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant. I am still besides myself, can’t believe what happened. I felt as if India batted in Adelaide and England in Sharjah,” Wassan said on ABP News. 

The former India cricketer criticised Team India for not exhibiting any grit in light of the severity of the loss. There was no question that England would win the match, but Wassan thinks it is frightening that India gave up without taking a single wicket.

Atul Wassan Slams Rohit Sharma’s Leadership Capability

In reality, he levelled serious reproaches at Rohit Sharma, saying that the Indian captain lacked leadership and that all of the team’s decisions were decided by the management. 

“We could see two level of cricketers. At least something should have happened. You can’t even find a fault. I feel that you can’t blame the captaincy. Afterall, it was the team management that was taking all decisions. Rohit Sharma did not take a single call. He only decided where to hide on the field,” added Wassan. 

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