Former Mumbai cricketer Amol Muzumdar is a huge supporter of Rohit Sharma and has witnessed his development firsthand since his early days in the game.
Muzumdar believes that several things stand out in the way Rohit captains and explain why he has been such a good leader. Aside from being data-driven and keeping things simple, the former cricketer believes Rohit has the ‘touch’ of making things happen seemingly out of nowhere.
Amol Muzumdar, speaking to Star Sports, had the following to say about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy:
“Rohit gives a lot of weightage and importance to data and statistics. This includes one of the most important part of his planning; he believes that it is very important to know each and every minute details and statistics of all the opposition players. Second one is, he keeps things very simple and try to make his team members to think simple. And, the third one, which is the most important point is that he has that magical touch in him.”
Amol Muzumdar
Muzumdar explains why Rohit Sharma was snubbed for 2011 World Cup
Rohit Sharma has been open about his disappointment at not being picked for India’s World Cup-winning side in 2011. Amol Muzumdar explained how the loss impacted Rohit’s mentality and motivated him to strive for perfection.
In response, he stated:
“Even I’m aware he moved back from Bandra to Borivali. And he also hired a fitness trainer, and that fitness trainer stayed at his house for 2-3 months. He concentrated a lot on his fitness, and made his comeback from there on, and he’s not looked back since.”
“After that he’s just been excellent. When he got the captaincy (in IPL) later, it added responsibility on his shoulders, and he really matured. And he’s never looked back after that. That was one setback which he took positively and turned it around for himself.”
Amol Muzumdar
Twelve years later, Rohit Sharma is leading India in the 2023 World Cup, with the chance to fulfill his ambition of winning the event.