Dubai, Former opener Shikhar Dhawan believes Rohit Sharma has matured as a frontrunner through the years and shares an in depth bond along with his teammates, which augurs properly for the Indian staff.
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Dhawan, who was Rohit’s opening companion for a substantial time frame, mentioned the Mumbai batter is skilled sufficient to deal with the staff.
“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 frontrunner, he has grow to be mature, he is aware of when to be lenient and when to tug again. It is a superb steadiness and Rohit’s bond with the boys is wonderful. We’re in an amazing scenario,” Dhawan said in a special series titled ‘The Shikhar Dhawan Experience’ on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
Dhawan also spoke about his 2013 ICC Champions Trophy journey, and recollected his nine-year long opening partnership with Rohit, which also began at the same tournament.
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 the moment, 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 properly. However MS Dhoni took this choice and instructed Rohit to open,” Dhawan said.
“So I did not suppose a lot about it. I assumed if Rohit opens, we’ll take pleasure in batting collectively. We received such an amazing begin within the first match. We have been at 100 with out shedding 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 talked about his camaraderie with Rohit and mentioned their friendship dates again to junior days.
“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 mentioned.
“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.”
With two wins from as many matches, India have already certified for the semifinals of the Champions Trophy and can play New Zealand in an inconsequential last group recreation on Sunday in Dubai.