Former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has shared his views on India’s current captain Rohit Sharma. Gangly called Rohit a laid-back captain and said that the 35-year-old must be given a longer rope as the captain of the national side. The BCCI President also talked about comparing Rohit’s captaincy style to that of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.
The former India captain looked impressed with Rohit’s captaincy style as he praised the latter for his calmness. Ganguly also urged everyone to not draw a comparison between him and the former captains too early. Gangly’s comments came when he was announced about the crop of Indian captains after he called it quits.
"Rohit Sharma is obviously a bit laid back who takes things in a very calm and cautious way and not someone who's into your face all the time," Ganguly said during the Bengal Peerless event on 'Leadership in Modern India’.
"India has produced some great captains over the years. MS Dhoni who handled the transition fantastically, and continues to bring accolades not just for India but his franchise (Chennai Super Kings). Then came Virat Kohli who also has a fantastic record. He was a different sort of captain, he did things differently.
"Every individual is different but what matters is the result and how many wins and losses you have. I don't compare captains, everybody has their way of leadership. We give responsibility to someone, then we want him to do the things the way we want it, and I think that's not correct. When you back someone let him captain, give him a bit of time to give results, and then see what happens."
Notably, Sourav Ganguly also captained the Indian national cricket team and is still counted among one of the most successful captains of the side. Gangly led India in 146 ODIs and 49 Tests before stepping down from the position. While he has a win percentage of 54% in ODIs, Ganguly boasted of a win percentage of 43% in Tests.