Under the capable leadership of Rohit, Mumbai has been crowned champions of the cash-rich tournament for a record four-time.
Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir expressed his thoughts on how might be the best captain in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The former Team India opener picked Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma as the prime candidate for the prestigious honor.
Under the capable leadership of Rohit, Mumbai has been crowned champions of the cash-rich tournament for a record four-time and are also the most successful franchise in the tournament.
If anyone comes close to MI's success in the tournament it has to be the MS Dhoni-lead Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who has won it three times since its inauguration back in 2008.
Gambhir, who is a two-times IPL winner with KKR himself, also backed Rohit to win the tournament 6-7 more times in the future.
1. Gambhir's take!
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"I think it’s Rohit Sharma. He has won it four times. Captaincy is all about winning trophies."
"He will end up being the most successful IPL captain of all time as well. He has 4 already, he may finish at 6-7 maybe under his belt,” Gautam Gambhir said at Star Sports’ Cricket Connected show.
Former Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar was also on the show and he also lauded Sharma's capabilities as a captain.
"The number of close matches that Mumbai Indians have won actually also show Rohit’s success as captain," Bangar said.
"He has won some very close games. The choices that he makes under pressure are good," he added.
2. Rohit or Dhoni?
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Sanjay then went on to add: “He is backed by the result, but even from a pure captaincy point of view, the smartness and decision making, I would say Rohit Sharma.”
Ex England international Kevin Pietersen also expressed his side of the argument and claimed that MS Dhoni is still the far superior pick for him when it comes to consistency.
"It is very difficult to go against MS Dhoni because of what everyone expects from him. How he has lived his life. What he has been through. Captaining India and then captaining CSK," Pietersen said.
"I love what Rohit Sharma does, I love what Mumbai Indians have done. But because of consistency and living up to the weight of expectation, MS Is my guy,” he added.
3. Morrison backs Pietersen
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Cricketer-turn-commentator Danny Morrison also backed Kevin's statement on Dhoni and said: "I am looking at the vibes and inspiration and that fellow brings in and he did the same when he was in blue."
"I want to back that guy, I wanna be in his corner. And sometimes out of nowhere, he brings out the helicopter shot. MS takes pressure like no one else."
