Irfan Pathan feels Rohit Sharma is a mixture of Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni
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Irfan Pathan and Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) with five titles to his name. The Mumbai Indians skipper recently lifted his fifth IPL trophy after beating Delhi Capitals in the finals of the 13th season.
Former India cricketer-turned commentator Irfan Pathan also hailed the captaincy skills of Rohit Sharma. The 36-year-old called him a mixture of past Indian skippers Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni as puts all his faith behind his team’s bowlers.
Pathan quoted the instance of IPL 2020 finals where he used Jayant Yadav inside the powerplay ahead of a speedster.
“The way he used Yadav showed his class. Any captain would have gone with a seamer. Rohit used his instinct. It showed how clear was his thinking. It showed that he’s a bowlers’ captain,” Irfan Pathan said in India Today.
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Interestingly, Irfan made his international debut under Ganguly’s captaincy and played a long time under Dhoni.
“He is a mixture of Dhoni and Ganguly. Ganguly trusted his bowlers and went by it. Dhoni trusted his bowlers but always took decisions with an instinct.”
Pathan impressed how Rohit used Jasprit Bumrah
Irfan Pathan quoted another instance where Sharma impressively used his pacer Jasprit Bumrah to help MI gain the upper hand.
“One of the games was getting close, so he used Bumrah in the 17th over, though he usually uses Bumrah in the 18th. Bumrah brought the game back in MI’s favour.
“Look at the way he used Pollard, he didn’t bowl initially but when wicket had double pace he used Pollard,” Pathan analysed.
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