“If you doubt someone’s captaincy…”, Kapil Dev comes in support of Rohit Sharma amid poor form

1983 World Cup-winning captain, Kapil Dev, has backed Rohit Sharma, saying the Indian skipper does not need to prove anything to the critics.

"If you doubt someone's captaincy..", Kapil Dev comes in support of Rohit Sharma amid poor form (Via X)

Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, has been facing a lot of criticism and pressure for his underperformance with the bat and also his team’s recent losses in Test cricket. Sharma demoted himself to the middle order at number six in the recent Pink ball Test in Adelaide but scored in single digits in both innings. Fans are criticizing him for his inability to perform with the bat in the longest format of the game.

1983 World Cup-winning former Indian captain, Kapil Dev has backed Sharma and said that he does not need to prove anything to the critics. Dev talked about the stellar career that the Hitman has had over the years and asked the critics to not doubt him.

Moreover, he wished for Sharma to get back into runs in the remaining three Test matches against Australia.

He doesn’t have to prove himself. He has done this for many, many years, so let’s not doubt somebody. I won’t doubt him. I hope his form comes back, that’s important.
Kapil said during the launch of the Vishwa Samudra Open, a PGTI event set to begin at the Delhi Golf Club on Tuesday

The Indian captain has featured in six Test matches in the ongoing season and has a poor batting average of 11.83. This average is the second-lowest batting average of a captain who has batted in over 10 innings in the top six.

Under Sharma, India were whitewashed for the first time in a Test series at home since they started playing Test cricket. India lost the home series against New Zealand 3-0 and now lost the second Test against Australia under him. He missed the first Test in Perth which India won by 295 runs under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah.

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Kapil Dev backs Rohit Sharma as captain

The 1983 World Cup-winning captain has backed Sharma as India’s skipper and has asked everyone to not doubt his captaincy based on the recent results. He reminded everyone about how India won the T20 World Cup under Rohit’s captaincy in June 2024. Dev feels that India will make a strong comeback under the captaincy of the Hitman.

With one or two performances, if you doubt someone’s captaincy, I mean, just six months back when he won the T20 World Cup, you wouldn’t have asked me this question. Let it go, knowing his ability and talent, he will come back. They will come back strongly.
Kapil Dev said

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