DTVHINDIT20 World Cup 2024: Before the final, Krishnamachari Srikkanth compared Rohit Sharma to Kapil Dev, read the big news
The final match between India and South Africa will be played today on 29th June. Kris Srikkanth and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) This is the third time under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy that the Indian cricket team has reached the finals of ICC tournaments. Rohit took over the reins of the team after Virat Kohli, and after that not only he but the team also started playing aggressive cricket. On the other hand, ahead of India’s final match with South Africa in the ongoing T20 World Cup, former Indian player and 1983 World Cup champion Krishnamachari Srikkanth has been seen comparing Rohit Sharma with former captain and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, under whose captaincy India won the World Cup for the first time. Srikanth compared Rohit to Kapil Let us tell you that in a discussion with Star Sports before India’s match against South Africa, Srikkanth said – I do not like to compare cricket eras and captains, but I have brought for you a similarity between the 1983 World Cup and this World Cup. In this World Cup, see who is leading the team as a leader. As a leader, Rohit Sharma said, I will lead, I will play risky shots. He has played some great shots and great innings so far. Kapil did something similar at that time. Srikkanth further said- As a team, you need every player. Be it Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar or even Akshar Patel’s 10-12 runs. The best thing is that he (Rohit) is using his bowlers properly. He captained brilliantly against England, and brought in Axar Patel in the fourth over, and he took the big wicket of Jos Buttler. This is the same thing that Kapil Dev did. Everyone is contributing to the success of the team.
‘Don’t recruit such a coach’ Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticizing Tamil Nadu coach Sulakshan Kulkarni
Kulkarni held Tamil Nadu captain Sai Kishore responsible for the defeat against Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji semi-finals. Kris Srikkanth (Photo Source: Twitter) The second semi-final match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy was played between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu. In the match, Tamil Nadu, which won the toss and batted first, had to face defeat. Regarding Tamil Nadu’s defeat in the match, team coach Sulakshan Kulkarni had said that Tamil Nadu had to face defeat in the match because of the decision making of captain R Sai Kishore. On the other hand, Sulakshan Kulkarni also received a lot of criticism in the cricket world for the coach blaming the captain for the team’s defeat. Players like Dinesh Karthik and Hemang Badani were seen supporting Sai Kishore. All of them say that it is not logical to hold any one player responsible for the defeat. On the other hand, now former Indian cricketer and former BCCI selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth has given a big statement on this issue. Srikanth says that such coaches should not be recruited. Srikanth gave a big statement Let us tell you that while defending R Sai Kishore, Chris Srikanth said through his YouTube channel – This is not right at all. Dear Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA), please do not recruit such coaches from outside states. After the defeat in the semi-final match of Ranji Trophy against Mumbai, the coach of Tamil Nadu was quoted by Times of India as saying – I told him (Sai Kishore) that if we win the toss, we will bowl first. This was my last conversation with the captain before the toss and it happened about five to seven minutes before he went on the field for the toss. He won the toss and suddenly decided to bat first and everyone in the dressing room was shocked. The opposing team was also surprised.
