Rohit Sharma has matured as a leader over the years: Shikhar Dhawan

NEW DELHI: According to former opener Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma has developed into a succesful leader over time and has a sturdy relationship along with his teammates, all of which bode effectively for the Indian squad.
The Mumbai batsman has sufficient experience to handle the squad, in keeping with Dhawan, who was Rohit’s opening accomplice for a very long time.
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“From 2013 to 2025, 12 years of experience is a lot. Rohit has been through a lot. He knows how to work in a pressure situation, how to gather the boys.
“As a leader, he has grow to be mature, he is aware of when to be lenient and when to tug again. It’s a advantageous steadiness and Rohit’s bond with the boys is superb. We are in a nice scenario,” Dhawan said in a special series titled ‘The Shikhar Dhawan Experience’ on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
Dhawan also recalled his nine-year opening relationship with Rohit, which started at the same competition, and talked about his experience winning the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

The 39-year-old former left-hander said it was Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s idea to promote Rohit as an opener alongside him.
“This opening pair choice was made half a day previous to that match. At that point, I used to be additionally new, and I used to be in my very own world. I had made a comeback and wanted to carry out effectively. But MS Dhoni took this choice and instructed Rohit to open,” Dhawan said.
“So I did not assume a lot about it. I believed if Rohit opens, we’ll take pleasure in batting collectively. We bought such a nice begin in the first match. We have been at 100 with out dropping a wicket.
“We didn’t score 30-35 runs up to the 10th over because the wicket was seaming. But I never thought that our pair would be so massive and we would play together for 10 years,” he added.

Dhawan additionally mentioned his reference to Rohit, stating that it started once they have been juniors.
“We trust each other and our understanding and level of communication was very high. On the field and off the field our bond is same. We played together, we have partied together after winning so many series. We have played as a team,” he stated.
“That whole journey and even before playing in India, when Rohit was 16-17 years old, I played in the Under-19 World Cup. So, we have been together and have been friends since then.”
India, who’ve already superior to the Champions Trophy semifinals with two straight victories, will play New Zealand in an inconsequential closing group encounter on Sunday in Dubai.