'Rohit Sharma is Revolutionary Because he is a Selfless Leader' - Gautam Gambhir Lauds India Skipper

Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir heaped praise on Team India captain Rohit Sharma and called him a selfless leader. Rohit has been in incredible form with the bat and leading the team from the front as India have won all five of their matches thus far. The swashbuckling opener has been in good touch and gave India flying starts in the last four matches.

During India’s match against England on Sunday, Gambhir heaped praise on Rohit’s selfless batting in the tournament thus far. It was the fourth over of the innings, when Gambhir talked about the Indian skipper’s performance in this World Cup.

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“Rohit Sharma is revolutionary because he is a selfless leader. Whatever he demands from the team, he does that first. If you want your team to bat positively then you have to set an example for them by doing it yourself. The talk about leading from the front – no PR or marketing will help you do it, you have to do it by yourself. He is doing that in this World Cup, maybe his numbers are not very big, but he might have placed at the 10th or 5th spot in the most runs tally, but it doesn’t matter, what matters the most is lifting the World Cup trophy on December 19,” Gambhir said on Star Sports.

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The former opener asserted that it’s important to realise what your aim is in this World Cup.

“It is important to realise what your aim is – scoring a hundred or winning the World Cup. If you want to score a ton then play accordingly but Rohit Sharma is a selfless captain. The kind of batting he has done, I hope he continues to do so in the rest of the tournament,” he added.

Gambhir, who played a pivotal role in India’s 2011 ODI World Cup triumph, also talked highly of Rohit before the start of the match as he stated that Rohit is not obsessed with the stats.

“Rohit Sharma would have got 40-45 hundred but he is not obsessed with stats, he is making statements with those innings and that’s what a leader does,” he added.