Rohit Sharma could be relieved from T20I captaincy to handle workload higher: Virender Sehwag

Former India opener Virender Sehwag mentioned it is essential that Indian crew administration and selectors discover methods to handle Rohit Sharma’s workload higher, contemplating the 35-year-old is main the crew throughout all 3 codecs of the sport.

Virender Sehwag steered that Rohit Sharma could be relieved as captain from the shortest format of the sport, including it will permit the star batter to take breaks and be rejuvenated for Tests and ODIs.

Notably, Rohit Sharma took over from Virat Kohli as India’s T20I captain after the previous skipper determined to step down final yr. Kohli had introduced nicely earlier than the T20 World Cup in UAE that he would stop T20I captaincy to give attention to ODI and Test cricket.

While the BCCI senior choice committee had no second ideas about appointing Rohit as T20i captain, additionally they sacked Kohli because the ODI captain and handed over the reins of the white-ball groups to the Mumbai Indians skipper.

In an unexpected transfer, Kohli stop as Test captain earlier this yr after a Test sequence defeat in South Africa following which the Test captaincy additionally went to Rohit. Questions have been requested of Rohit’s appointment as all-format captain, contemplating his health issues over the previous few years however chief selector Chetan Sharma careworn it was a long-term appointment.

“If the Indian team management has someone else in mind as captain in the T20 format, then I think, Rohit (Sharma) could be relieved and the following can be taken into consideration going forward,” Sehwag advised the Press Trust of India.

“One, that would allow Rohit to manage his workload and mental fatigue, given his age.

“Two, once someone new is appointed as captain in T20s, it would also allow Rohit to take breaks and rejuvenate himself to lead India in both Tests and ODIs.”

‘ROHIT IS THE BEST MAN’

In Rohit’s absence due to an injury for the tour of South Africa, KL Rahul led the ODI team. As recently as last week, Rishabh Pant was leading India in T20Is at home as Rohit had been with the Test regulars in UK, preparing for the much-anticipated Birmingham Test against England.

Hardik Pandya is leading India in Ireland in 2 T20Is in the absence of the big names.

Sehwag maintained that if the team management sticks with its current policy of having one captain to lead India across the three formats, then Rohit is the ideal choice.

“If the Indian think-tank still wants to pursue the same policy, which is, to let one man leading India in all the three formats, then I still believe Rohit Sharma is the best man for it.”

Notably, Rohit Sharma is more likely to miss out on the Birmingham Test because the India captain examined constructive for Covid-19 on Saturday. The star batter, who was set to guide for the primary time in an abroad Test, is in isolation, being monitored by the BCCI medical crew.

Rohit was India’s prime scorer within the Test sequence final yr, hitting 368 runs, together with 100 and a couple of fifties.