DTVHINDIYou need freedom from the captain, which Rohit Sharma gives: Mohammed Shami
Shami has played 32 matches under the captaincy of Rohit. Mohammed Shami and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter Experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami has recently given a big statement regarding the captaincy of Team India captain Rohit Sharma. Shami says that you need freedom from the captain, which Rohit Sharma gives. Let us tell you that Shami was not the first choice of Team India management in the World Cup 2023, but when Hardik got injured, Rohit showed confidence in Shami. After this, Shami batted brilliantly and took 24 wickets in his name, and emerged as the bowler taking the most wickets in the tournament. However, after suffering an ankle injury during the final match against Australia in this World Cup, Shami has not played any competitive cricket. Shami is expected to return to the Indian team during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Test series. These days he is in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and is recovering. But meanwhile Shami has given a big statement regarding Rohit’s captaincy. Mohammed Shami gave a big statement regarding Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that in a recent media interview, Shami said about Rohit’s captaincy – I had not played much under Rohit’s leadership earlier. I was seen playing under his leadership in the World Cup and after that I got to play some other matches also. You need freedom from the Captain, which he gives. Shami further said- As a captain, you should know which player can give his best in a particular situation. He (Rohit Sharma) knows this very well, since we have been playing together for so long, everyone’s potential is known. He knows very well when to bring out the best from which player. Let us tell you that Shami has played a total of 32 international matches under the captaincy of Rohit, in which he has taken a total of 64 wickets at an average of 22.34.
“First he gives freedom to the bowlers, then if you don’t live up to the expectations then…” – Shami and Iyer said about Rohit’s anger
Rohit Sharma, Shami & Shreyas Iyer (Photo Source: Indian cricketers Mohammed Shami and Shreyas Iyer recently spoke about how they feel playing under Rohit Sharma during an award ceremony. Both the players spoke during the CEAT Cricket Awards show held in Mumbai. Players often praise Rohit for expressing himself on the field. During this event, Team India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami has spoken about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Actually, Team India captain Rohit Sharma is well known for his game and brilliant captaincy as well as for getting angry on the field. Many times his such videos also go viral on social media platforms. In this, fans are seen having different opinions about Rohit Sharma’s anger. Meanwhile, when Rohit Sharma’s teammate and Team India’s veteran bowler Mohammed Shami was asked to answer this question, he also told the reason behind it, which people liked very much. Mohammed Shami and Shreyas Iyer spoke their heart out In the award ceremony organized by CEAT, the veteran fast bowler of the Indian team, Mohammed Shami made a big revelation about Rohit Sharma. Regarding the captain’s anger and reaction on the field, Mohammed Shami said that ‘First of all, I like Rohit Sharma’s work that he gives you complete freedom while bowling. After that, if you do not live up to their expectations, their action starts coming out. Even then they explain to us what we should try. And if even after this our performance does not improve, then the reaction (getting angry) that you see on the TV screen and understand without speaking, starts coming out. After this statement of Mohammad Shami, Shreyas Iyer said that Shami bhai is right. He fills in the blanks. Whatever he is saying even in gestures at that time is understood well. But playing with Rohit bhai for many years, he is a good leader and has great leadership skills. Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami talking about their captain Rohit Sharma.🥹 The Captain, the leader, the legend @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/DmXJ7YaegC — 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) August 21, 2024
Steve Smith will be seen captaining Washington Freedom in the upcoming MLC season, read the big news
The upcoming season of Major League Cricket is starting from 6 July Steve Smith (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the start of the upcoming season of Major League Cricket (MLC), franchise Washington Freedom has given a big responsibility to former Australian team captain and legendary batsman Steve Smith. Let us tell you that in the upcoming season, the franchise has handed over the command of the team to Smith. The franchise has given this information through social media. While posting a post, Washington Freedom wrote in the caption – 𝘖𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, Smudge is all set to lead the squad in the upcoming MLC 2024. See this social media post of the franchise 𝘖𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 🫡 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 is all set to lead the Freedom squad for #MLC2024 #WashingtonFreedom #SteveSmith pic.twitter.com/VeGvqyaGSQ — Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 3, 2024 It is worth noting that under his captaincy, Smith has led Australia to victory in 21 Tests, 30 ODIs and 4 T20 matches. This will be the first time that Smith will be seen captaining in the MLC. It will be interesting to see how he is going to perform. In this team, Smith will be seen playing with fellow Australian cricketer Moses Henriques. However, the franchise’s decision could be quite interesting as Smith has shown excellent performance in captaincy, especially when he was the captain of the Australian national team. Apart from this, he has also led IPL team Rising Pune Super Giants (RPS) to the finals of the 2017 season and has also captained Rajasthan Royals in some matches. On the other hand, if we talk about the tournament, then this exciting season is starting from July 6. The first match will be played between defending champion MI New York and Seattle Orcas. Whereas Washington Freedom’s first match is going to be played on July 7 against MI New York. Talking about the team’s performance last season, they finished in third place, winning 3 out of the 5 matches played last season. However, the team would like to improve its performance in the upcoming season.
Glenn Maxwell will be seen playing for Washington Freedom in Major League Cricket.
In this team he will join fellow players Steve Smith and Travis Head. Glenn Maxwell (Image Credit- Twitter X) Veteran Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has signed a deal with Washington Freedom for the upcoming season of Major League Cricket (MLC). In this team, he is going to be seen playing with fellow players Steve Smith and Travis Head very soon. Let us tell you that this decision of Maxwell has come at a time when he has been dropped from the playing eleven of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing IPL 2024 season due to poor form. So now in the midst of IPL, he has signed an agreement with Washington Freedom team in MLC. Maxwell gave a big statement about playing in Major League Cricket Let us tell you that while talking on ESPN, Glenn Maxwell said about Major League Cricket – This is a tournament which I watched from a distance last year and was very excited about the fact that one day I will play this tournament and fortunately this year. It’s time to play. I have been talking to Ricky Ponting and some other players a lot for quite some time now and I am definitely very excited to be involved. So Maxwell, who was out of form in the IPL, said – My confidence had reduced a lot, and even after some good net sessions, I did not feel right about the game. I am not able to do justice to my game plan. I think if I keep playing and performing like this, I don’t think the results will change much for the team. Let us tell you that Maxwell has proved to be a continuous flop in the ongoing season of IPL. He has been able to score only 32 runs in 6 matches for the team. So, after RCB’s match against Hyderabad, Maxwell had said that he is taking an indefinite break from the game considering his mental and physical condition.
