Indian umpire Anil Chaudhary says that India skipper Rohit Sharma may seem casual on the field but he’s a very smart player. Rohit is known for his antics on the field including a somewhat casual outlook as well in comparison with highly intense Virat Kohli.
“Rohit may seem casual, but he’s a very smart player, don’t get fooled thinking otherwise; his game sense is very good,” said Chaudhary while talking on Unplugged YouTube podcast.
“You can’t guess his sharp mind from his batting. When he’s batting, it seems someone is bowling at 120 kmph, but when someone else is batting, the speed seems like 160 kmph. He gets involved in a lot of appeals and then says ‘let it be.’ He may seem casual, but he’s not casual at all,” added Chaudhary.
The Indian umpire also added that Rohit plays without any confusion which makes it easy to umpire for him.
“Umpiring for a player like Rohit is very easy; he’s either out or not out, it’s straightforward with him. He doesn’t play confusingly,” said Chaudhary.
Under Rohit Sharma, India reached the final of ODI World Cup 2023 and World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle. They, however, lost both the finals to Australia.
In 2024, Rohit-led India went on to win the T20 World Cup, their second in the shortest format after winning the inaugural edition in 2007.
After the final, Rohit announced his retirement from the T20s and so did Virat Kohli & Ravindra Jadeja. Suryakumar Yadav was named India’s T20I skipper while Rohit remains the captain of Test and ODI side.
India’s next assignment is a two-Test home series against Bangladesh and a three-match Test series against New Zealand after that.
The major series will start in November later this year when India travels to Australia for five-Test Border-Gavaskar series.