Mahela Jayawardene Reveals The Reason Behind The Success Of Rohit Sharma- The Captain

Mahela Jayawardene, former Sri Lankan captain and the current head coach of the Mumbai Indians, has hailed Rohit Sharma’s instinctiveness as a leader and his ability to emulate the information given to him by the analysts on the cricket field, as the major reasons behind him being the most successful skipper in the history of the Indian Premier League.

Mumbai Indians have won four IPL titles [2013, 2015, 2017 & 2019], all of whom have come under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Rohit was appointed the captain of Mumbai Indians mid-way through the 2013 season after Ricky Ponting relinquished his duties.

“He is an instinctive leader for sure. But at the same time Rohit gathers a lot of information as well, I think that’s his strength,” Mahela Jayawardene said on Sony Ten’s Pit Shop

“We also don’t have long meetings. Yes, we have certain meetings because that has to be a planning you can fall back to when things are not going well,” he added.

“But Ro does get a lot of information and he likes to know things. He uses that out there in the middle. That’s how he reacts and all that,’ Jayawardene said.

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“He gets those little snippets from the guys,”- Mahela Jayawardene on what makes Rohit Sharma a successful captain

Mahela Jayawardene also revealed that Rohit Sharma is always keen on getting snippets from the video analysts which helps him make better calls in the middle.

“Even though everyone thinks he is instinctively making those calls, that information is there. It can be odd times… sometimes you walk into a team room and you see Ro with the analyst just looking at some things and all… he gets those little snippets from the guys,” Mahela Jayawardene revealed.

“It’s our job to give him that information because out there in the middle it’s a tough place to be as a captain. It’s not easy, I have done that as well,” he added.

“So as long as you are prepared and you are instinctively making those calls and being proactive, that’s all that you can ask from him and Ro is brilliant in that.” he added.

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