{"id":41405,"date":"2026-01-27T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41405"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:24:01","slug":"rohit-sharma-led-india-s-white-ball-evolution-from-the-front-says-rahul-dravid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41405","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma led India\u2019s white-ball evolution from the front, says Rahul Dravid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41277\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1-696x470.jpg 696w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rohit_Sharma-No_1-1068x721.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\"><strong>Bengaluru:<\/strong> Rahul Dravid addressed India\u2019s white-ball growth and leadership evolution at a special event celebrating \u2018The Rise of the Hitman\u2019 by author R. Kaushik, offering insights into Rohit Sharma\u2019s impact and India\u2019s readiness for the upcoming ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup. The event, held at the KSCA, was hosted by Jain Sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The legendary batter opined that Indian would go in as favorites for ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup. \u201cIndia are playing T20 cricket at a different level than most teams. They have had an 80% success rate in the last few years, which is amazing in a format that has so many ups and downs. They clearly start as favorites and they will make it to the semi-finals but as I have learned to my bitter disappointment, it\u2019s about the better team on the day. Anybody can play a good knock and upset you.\u201d Dravid said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Dravid credited Rohit Sharma for steering India into a new avatar in the limited-overs format. \u201cThere was a feeling that we were slightly behind in white-ball cricket and needed to push the envelope a little more. Run rates were going up, risk-taking was increasing, and we needed to adapt to that reality,\u201d Dravid remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">He added, \u201cWhat was brilliant was that Rohit took the lead immediately. He took responsibility for setting the tempo himself, rather than asking others to do it. When your leader stands up and says, \u2018I will do this, even if it comes at the cost of my average or my personal numbers,\u2019 it becomes much easier to pass that message through the team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Speaking on Rohit\u2019s transition into leadership of the Indian team, Dravid said, \u201cI thought Rohit managed the transition into leadership really well. The team never felt that he had changed, and that is a rare and important quality in a leader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Dravid\u2019s former teammate and KSCA President, Venkatesh Prasad, joined virtually to reflect on his association with Rohit across different phases of his career. He hailed Rohit Sharma\u2019s achievements and longevity at the highest level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">\u201cBeing conferred with the Padma Shri is a huge achievement and Rohit Sharma fully deserves it. Having played for so many years across formats and created an extraordinary body of work, he stands out as the only Indian player to have won two T20 World Cups,\u201d Prasad said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Reflecting on his days coaching Sharma in the Under-19 set-up, Prasad added, \u201cI have been seeing Rohit from the time he was 16 or 17 when he played for the India Under-19 team. Even then, you could see the sheer of talent and potential. What struck me from the very beginning was how much time he had to play his shots. You can easily compare Rohit Sharma with any of the greats that India has produced. That is the quality of batter we are talking about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengaluru: Rahul Dravid addressed India\u2019s white-ball growth and leadership evolution at a special event celebrating \u2018The Rise of the Hitman\u2019 by author R. Kaushik, offering insights into Rohit Sharma\u2019s impact and India\u2019s readiness for the upcoming ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup. The event, held at the KSCA, was hosted by Jain Sports. 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