MS Dhoni Knows, Rohit Sharma Plans, Virat Kohli Upfront: Parthiv Patel On Captaincy Styles
Published - 28 Jun 2020, 05:00 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:31 AM
Team India have been commanded by various captains over the years. Parthiv Patel has been one of the lucky ones to have played under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the IPL and understands how the three operate. Incidentally, all three of them are different to each other and Patel explained how.
Dhoni has been a success for his national team and IPL. While whenever Rohit Sharma has stand-in as a captain Team India has produced positive results with the Mumbai Indians captain earning a major success in IPL. Kohli makes it to the lot of great captains majorly due to his record in Test cricket.
Parthiv Patel Decodes MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
Parthiv Patel believes MS Dhoni knows the potential of his players well while Virat Kohli is upfront, in the face and an aggressive sort of captain. The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman also added that Rohit Sharma does immense planning ahead of the match and is completely involved in bowlers’ meet.
“I think MS Dhoni knows completely about every player’s potential and what all can be extracted out from him. We talk about giving your 100 per cent, but every player’s level of 100 percent varies,” he said in an interaction with former India batsman Aakash Chopra on his Youtube chat show ‘Aakash Vani’.
“Rohit plans really well. At bowlers’ meet, he is completely involved. He figures out how to use the information that has been given to him, and which player can be used in what role – he is a master in figuring that out. He has improved a lot over the years, starting from 2014 to now, if you look at him. At man-management, Dhoni and Rohit are really good at,” Parthiv said.
“Virat has different style of captaincy, he likes to be right in front every time, he likes to be lead from front and be aggressive all the time. It is his style and it has suited him. Dhoni and Rohit keeps the dressing room calm while Virat makes sure that everyone is on their toes and they all keep pushing themselves,” he further added.
Patel, who has played for Mumbai Indians and CSK in IPL, currently plies his trade for the Kohli-led RCB side.
