Former Indian team spinner Rahul Sharma is currently seen playing for India Capitals in Legends League Cricket. Rahul Sharma played a total of 6 matches for Team India in international cricket in which he took 9 wickets.

Recently, in an exclusive interview with Crictracker, he made big revelations about many things.

Question: Currently you are playing LLC. Earlier the players were not able to participate in league cricket after retiring from international cricket. What do you think is the importance of this tournament?

Rahul Sharma: It is a good thing because in Team India also we have played many matches together. We also enjoy playing together and meeting each other.

IPL is a big tournament and people from there are seen playing in this league after retirement. Shikhar is brother, he has also participated in this league for the first time and I am enjoying watching him play.

Question: Shikhar Dhawan has recently retired from all forms of cricket. Do you think he should have been given more chances?

Rahul Sharma: Players know when they should retire and when not. Like I was also playing and recently I also took this decision. This is Shikhar Bhai’s thinking and I cannot say anything about it.

Question: As a leg spinner, you played for Team India. Talking about Yuzvendra Chahal, he bowled very well along with Kuldeep but now he is not getting opportunities. To make your place in Team India, should you play as an all-rounder or bring variation in your bowling?

Rahul Sharma: Chahal is playing well consistently. He has also performed brilliantly in the county. But as the game is changing, batting is also becoming important. There is no doubt that Chahal is a great bowler and I admire him myself. It is necessary for him to make changes in his batting also.

One thing is also that it depends on the captain and coach as to what kind of team they want. Now Gautam Bhai is also there. They will have to take decisions. Gautam Bhai also needs a match winning bowler.

Question: Recently, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from T20 format after winning the ICC T20 World Cup. Don’t you think they rushed?

Rahul Sharma: Look at the decision of both these players. T20 format is a fast playing format. Both Rohit and Virat are among the best batsmen in the world. Rohit Sharma has participated in all the T20 World Cups and this is no small thing. According to me, whatever decision was taken, both of them took it of their own free will.

Question: Virat Kohli has been seen struggling against spinners in recent times. You yourself are a leg spinner. What would you like to say about this problem of Virat Kohli?

Rahul Sharma: What can I say about Virat Kohli. I have known him since childhood. He is one of the best batsmen in the world. I am no one to speak about them. Yes, as far as problems are concerned, Kohli is a great batsman and at the same time, it is seen with the batsmen that they sometimes have problems but this is not always the case.

We had seen earlier also that James Anderson had given out consecutive dismissals in a tour but later he could not take the wicket of Kohli even once. All this goes on in cricket.

Question: Be it IPL or anything else, you have played under the captaincy of many captains. According to you, which captain has been the best?

Rahul Sharma: Every captain’s captaincy is different but I have enjoyed playing under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist. Ian Bell’s captaincy in LLC is also similar to his. All three of them believe that the bowler should be allowed to bowl as per his wish. These three bowlers are given free rein to bowl whatever they want and that’s what I like.

Question: According to you, which leg spinner can perform well for Team India in all three formats?

Rahul Sharma: Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain. Both of them have performed very well in Indian domestic cricket and I have seen both of them bowling from very close quarters. After Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja, these players can be seen performing well in international cricket for Team India.

Question: In which role can you be seen working in IPL?

Rahul Sharma: I would like to become a spin bowling coach in the Indian Premier League, no matter which franchise gives me this opportunity. I have also passed Level 2 at the National Cricket Academy. I don’t want to rush and will be seen working as a coach only when I stop playing cricket completely.

I am enjoying the commentary very much. I was watching Ravi Bishnoi and I told him about some important things. It was good to see that he listened to me and improved his bowling very slightly.