‘Keep it simple’: Rohit Sharma shares his ‘mantra’ behind recent success as India captain – Firstcricket News, Firstpost

A series of tough competitions is waiting for team India in the coming days. First, is the Asia Cup starting from 27 August. The ICC T20 World Cup is also slated to be held in October this year. As both of the tournaments will be a 20-over battle, the BCCI are eyeing to build a concrete squad with the players who have shown good form in the limited-over formats in recent times. The 18-man squad for the Asia Cup has already been announced.

The second-string Indian unit, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, are now playing a three-match One Day International series against Zimbabwe, while most of the big names, including designated skipper Rohit Sharma have been given a rest. Sharma, along with head coach Rahul Dravid, is now focusing on the strategies to be taken in the upcoming tournaments. As captain, Rohit Sharma has just come out of a confident T20I series win against the West Indies. The Men in Blue outplayed the Islanders in four of the five T20Is.

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Recently, Rohit Sharma has featured in an exclusive interview with Star Sports where he can be seen talking about the secret behind his success as the Indian captain. According to him, leading Mumbai Indians on a major stage like IPL has been very beneficial for him. For India, he just wants the team to play simple cricket and the results will follow.

“My aim is to keep things simple and not complicate it,” he said. The Indian opener has asked every member of the unit to focus on their respective roles and it can remove confusion among them. He noted, “Last thing you want is confusion, especially, when you are playing a high profile tournament.” He again mentioned in the last that keeping things simple will bring more results to them.

A clip of the interview has been shared on the official Twitter of Star Sports. They have captioned the post, “Step 1 to keep us Believing in India- Keep it simple! Hear more about Rohit Sharma’s mantras to a successful captaincy in an exclusive interview.” Since being shared, the clip has earned more than 19,000 views on Twitter and over 700 likes. Fans have shown their love and faith for the Indian skipper in the comments section.