Former Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting took full credit for having brought Rohit Sharma into the Mumbai Indians team back in 2013 and backing him for captaincy. The Mumbai Indians have won the IPL five times, and Rohit has been the skipper leading them on all these occasions.
Rohit Sharma can often be considered one of the greatest captains in the world. He is extremely successful in white-ball cricket and led India to three ICC finals in the ICC World Cup 2023, ICC T20 World Cup 2024, and ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Currently, Rohit has stepped down from captaincy across all forms of cricket. He is no longer a captain in the Indian team, where he plays in ODIs, while on the other hand, he continues to play for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, but no longer as a captain.
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, who is often regarded as the greatest ever captain in the history of cricket, took full credit for having identified Rohit Sharma as a special talent in the IPL. He also took credit for laying the pillars of Rohit Sharma's captaincy days in the MI camp.
"I know Rohit really well. I had a chance to play with Rohit and a chance to coach Rohit as well. I gave Rohit Sharma his first chance to captain a team when I stepped down as the Mumbai Indians captain in 2013. I was the one who single-handedly selected Rohit to be the Mumbai Indians captain," said Ricky Ponting.
Ever since his appointment, Rohit Sharma has gone on to win five IPL titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. Ricky Ponting was himself part of the coaching unit when they won the title in the first two seasons of the IPL.
"50% of the Captaincy is done off the field." - Ricky Ponting
The former Mumbai Indians player turned coach had some great praise reserved for his former teammate. Rohit truly went on to be one of the greatest white-ball cricketers after arriving in the Mumbai Indians camp, where he has spent his best years as a cricketer.
"I respect Rohit Sharma as a person. I respect what he has done as a player. The hardest thing for anyone to do is to judge a captain on the field, because so much of the captaincy work is done off the field.
"It's not about a field change or a bowling change or how he sets his batting order. It's about how he interacts with his players on and off the field. You know more than 50% of the captaincy is done off the field."
"It is about how you interact, how you get the best out of your players, how you understand their personalities, and how you allow them to be the best version of themselves on the field," Ricky Ponting on a true captain's role.
"Knowing Rohit as I do, I can say he is a very caring person. He will be making sure he cares about his cricket team in the best way he can, and if he does that, he can bring out the best performance from your players," Ricky Ponting said of Rohit Sharma.
This is coming from the mouth of the greatest captain this sport has ever had. pic.twitter.com/6GB2JNsKTw
— ??????? (@ForeverFourty5) March 16, 2026Rohit Sharma stepped down from captaincy in IPL 2025
The former Indian skipper stepped down from the Mumbai Indians captaincy when Hardik Pandya was traded back to the Mumbai Indians from the Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2024 season. Hardik had then led the Gujarat Titans to consecutive IPL finals, winning once in 2022.
Rohit Sharma had failed as a captain over three consecutive seasons, which led to the end of his tenure as a captain after a decade. Currently, he opens the innings for the Mumbai Indians and played a solid hand in their campaign last time.
Rohit scored his second IPL hundred last season. He will return to IPL action at the Wankhede on the 29th of March when MI takes on KKR for their tournament opener in 2026.
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