India's T20I captain Shreyas Iyer is going through a difficult phase after the team's disappointing performances against Ireland and England. As questions continue to be raised over Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy, former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has shared what made Rohit Sharma a special leader during challenging times.
Nayar said Rohit's biggest strength was the way he always stood with his players after defeats. Taking a dig at Iyer, Rohit would take the responsibility on himself instead of blaming any player and make sure every player felt supported inside the dressing room. Amid this, Shreyas Iyer's sister alleges he's playing with '10 snakes' in Team India.
Shreyas Iyer has had a very tough start as India's T20I captain. India first suffered a shocking 2-0 series defeat against Ireland and then lost the ongoing five-match T20I series against England. The team is still waiting for its first win under Iyer’s captaincy, putting him under huge pressure.
Even though Shreyas has scored runs with the bat, India's overall performance has been miserable. The middle-order batters have failed to score consistently, the team has made costly mistakes in the field, and some team selections have also been more than big blunders.
Along with the poor results, Shreyas has also come under the radar because of his comments. After the second T20I against England, many people felt that the skipper’s remarks indirectly pointed towards leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who had a tough day and was eventually dropped from the playing XI.
Rohit took the blame himself: Abhishek Nayar takes dig at Shreyas Iyer
Looking back at Rohit Sharma's captaincy days, Abhishek Nayar said the former India captain always knew how to keep the dressing room calm after such poor results. He made sure that losing a match did not affect the confidence of his players.
Abhishek Nayar said on JioStar’s ‘Googlies’: “We had Rohit Sharma as captain, and I remember him coming out after the Mumbai Test and saying in the press conference, ‘It’s okay. We’ve won so many series; we’ve lost this one, and I’ll take responsibility for it.’ That’s who Rohit was.”
Nayar further shared that Rohit Sharma would always check on the players who were struggling the most. If someone were going through a poor run with the bat or had made mistakes on the field, Rohit would spend time with that player and try to lift his confidence instead of putting him down, unlike Iyer.
The former Indian coach continued, “There was always that side of him that could lighten the mood and make sure the team was okay. Of course, whenever India loses, it hurts everyone. But the one thing he did exceptionally well was look after his players. He would think about who had been affected the most, who hadn’t scored runs, and how he could make them feel better.”
Abhishek Nayar reveals Rohit Sharma's biggest captaincy strength
Nayar also said one quality he admired most in Rohit Sharma was that he never blamed any individual player after a loss. As captain, he accepted responsibility himself and stood in front of the team during difficult moments. The KKR coach said that this approach helped build trust among the players and created a positive atmosphere inside the dressing room.
He signed off by saying, “The quality I admired most about Rohit was that he always took responsibility. He would never come out and blame anyone by saying, ‘You did this’ or ‘You did that.’ Instead, he would put his hand up and say, ‘I failed.’ You would never hear him making excuses or throwing someone under the bus.”
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