India vs West Indies: Not captaincy numbers, says Rohit Sharma after historic 3-0 sweep

Rohit Sharma is making an early influence as India’s limited-overs captain. The Mumbai star led India to their first-ever sweep of West Indies in a males’s ODI sequence because the Asian giants accomplished a 3-0 whitewash of the ODI sequence in Ahmedabad.

Rohit Sharma has received 11 ODIs out of the 13 he has captained India and he has ticked all of the bins in his first full-time task because the limited-overs captain. Rohit led India to a 96-run victory within the third ODI on Friday on the Narendra Modi Stadium, expertly marshalling his bowling unit. India bowled out West Indies for 169 after posting 265 on the board within the sequence finale which was a useless rubber because the hosts had sealed a 2-0 unbeatable lead within the 2nd ODI on Wednesday.IND vs WI, third ODI HighlightsAll eyes will probably be on Rohit as India are heading into the T20 World Cup this yr and the 50-over World Cup subsequent yr however the captain harassed that he’s not wanting an excessive amount of into his information and is focussed on serving to the do higher within the coming days.”Definitely not looking at those numbers (When asked about his captaincy record). We have ticked a lot of boxes in this series. Whatever we wanted to get out of this series, we pretty much got. Noise will be around as long as we’re playing. People look up to us, everybody watches us,” Rohit mentioned.M. O. O. D because the @ImRo45-led #StaffIndia full the ODI sequence sweep & elevate the trophy. #INDvWI @PaytmScorecard https://t.co/9pGAfWtQZV pic.twitter.com/B12RdFxzNx— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2022India had been in a spot of hassle at 42/3 within the third ODI after opting to bat on Friday. However, the much-talked-about middle-order points appear to be checking out as India had a 110-run stand for the 4th wicket between Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant.Even within the 2nd ODI, Suryakumar Yadav put his hand up after Rohit and Virat Kohli failed to assist India publish a par rating of 237.Rohit mentioned the performances of the middle-order are the largest takeaway for India from the ODI sequence.”That was the biggest takeaway for us – the middle-order batting. Today was again a great game for the middle order. We were 40/3. For me that’s the biggest takeaway,” he mentioned.CHAHAL AND KULDEEP IMPORTANT TO INDIA: ROHITMeanwhile, Rohit additionally heaped wealthy reward on Kuldeep Yadav, who returned to the facet for the primary time in almost a yr. The left-arm wrist-spinner picked up 2 essential wickets as he obtained a sport within the sequence finale.Rohit added that Kuldeep and Yuzvendra Chahal are going to be vital members of the staff within the lead as much as the 2023 World Cup.While Chahal performed the primary 2 ODIs, Kuldeep changed his spin associate however Rohit is assured that India will have the ability to subject them collectively very quickly.”Both Kuldeep and Chahal are crucial players for us. Especially Kuldeep. Chahal was very much in the plans and Kuldeep went off the radar. It was important to get him back slowly. Important to give them that confidence. We start expecting things early than expected, important to give them some cushion. Pretty sure we’ll see them together soon,” Rohit mentioned.The two groups will meet in a 3-match T20I sequence from February 16 in Kolkata after the completion of the Indian Premier League mega public sale over the weekend.