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[Saba Sports News] Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull hailed India captain Rohit Sharma for his “selfless” attitude.
Rohit was the second top-scorer in the ODI World Cup 2023, smashing 597 runs at a strike of 125.95, the best among all the Indian batters.
Doull extolled Rohit for the way he played in the World Cup, calling him the “most selfless Indian cricketer” he has seen in a long time.
“It will be about tempering his game a little bit. The one thing I have observed about Rohit Sharma in the last 10-18 months is that he has probably been the most selfless Indian cricketer I have seen in a long, long time. He has done everything he possibly could for his team to win. He made this team, he played in a certain way to allow the others in the team to be able to play the way they play, in white-ball cricket in particular,” Doull said as quoted on Star Sports.
India lost in the 2023 World Cup final to Australia. Rohit’s next challenge comes in the form of an away Test series against South Africa. Team India has never won a series there.
Doull further opined on Rohit’s aggressive batting style, asking him to continue in the same manner in the Test matches as well.
“In the World Cup, we saw that he set the tone at the top of the order, which allowed the middle order to play the way they played. So, it’s a slight change for him, not too much. I still want him to be that aggressive Rohit Sharma. We do see it in Test matches,” the cricketer-turned-commentator added.
The first Test of the upcoming two-match series will start on December 26 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.