IND vs SL: It Is A Huge Honour And It Is Always A Great Feeling To Be Captaining India In All Three Formats – Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma has said that it is a huge honour for him to lead India National Cricket Team across all three formats.

Rohit Sharma was recently appointed as Test captain of the Indian team ahead of the home series against Sri Lanka. He had previously replaced Virat Kohli as One Day International and T20 International captain and now he is an all-format captain of the team.

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During a virtual press conference on Wednesday Rohit said that he has a lot of challenges to look forward and he is delighted to captain India in all three formats.

“It is a huge honour and it is always a great feeling to be captaining India in all three formats. I have a lot of challenges to look forward to, once the opportunity came through.

“I was glad and very happy to be captaining the team, we have a solid bunch of guys, so looking forward to leading them onto the park and seeing what we can create on the field,” said Rohit during a virtual press conference.

During the press conference, Rohit Sharma was asked about having Jasprit Bumrah as vice-captain, to which he replied by saying that Bumrah has got a great mind and it’s nice to have him as vice-captain.

“It does not matter too much whether it is a batter of bowler who is the vice-captain. It is the mind that matters and Bumrah has a great mind of the game. I have seen it closely. Honestly, yes, it is a good way for him to step into the leadership role now.”

“He has taken his game to the next level, I am sure he wants to do it even further. I am sure this is going to add further to him getting confidence. It is nice to have him as vice-captain for this particular series, let’s hope everything works out. I do understand what sort of cricketing brain he has, it is nice to have him in this role,” he added.

Sanju Samson Has Got Talent Man – Rohit Sharma

Rishabh Pant has been rested for the home T20 International series against Sri Lanka and Sanju Samson has been added to the squad. He is likely to play all three games because middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out of the T20I series due to an injury.

While talking about Samson, Rohit Sharma said that the Rajasthan Royals skipper has got the skillset to succeed.

“Samson has got talent man, whenever you see him bat in the IPL, he has produced that innings where everyone goes over the moon watching that innings, he has got the skillset to succeed. That is the whole point about the sport, a lot of people have skill and talent, how you utilise it is the most critical part,” said Rohit.

Rohit further added that the team management sees a lot of potential and talent in Samson. The Indian captain was also hoping that the young wicketkeeper-batsman utilises his potential in the series against Sri Lanka.

“It is now up to Sanju Samson how he wants to use that talent and maximise it because as team management, we see a lot of potential and a lot of talent in that individual. I hope we give him that confidence whenever he gets an opportunity.

“He is definitely into consideration and that is why he is part of the team. His backfoot play is superb. When you go to Australia, you need that shot-making ability, Samson has it in him. I just hope he utilises his potential,” he added.

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