Indian World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh believes that Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team to the third ICC ODI title in the ongoing marquee event on home soil. The Men in Blue have started the tournament on a bang winning two out of their two games in a dominating fashion.
Rohit Sharma brought a breath of fresh air to Indian cricket, following the exit of Virat Kohli post-2021 T20 World Cup. Now, he has a chance to become the third Indian captain to lift the ODI World Cup after legendary Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni, and the Men in Blue will be desperate to win the championship on home soil after 12 long years.
Speaking on ANI, Yuvraj Singh feels that Rohit Sharma has more capability to make numerous records in the forthcoming games and hailed him as one of the modern-day greats of the game and backs the Indian skipper to win the championship in India and expects a very good contest between India and Pakistan on Saturday in Ahmedabad.
“Rohit Sharma has broken many big records; I think he has so much capability that he can break any record. He is definitely one of the greats of the game. He has scored 31 ODI hundreds which is a big achievement. He is still not done yet and hopefully, he will win India a World Cup as captain. He played the role of an opener in the second stage. Before he used to play in the middle order,” Yuvraj Singh added.
“It is good for both the teams that after so many years the match is being held in India. Hopefully, this will be a good match,” Yuvraj Singh said.
Rohit Sharma is one of the renowned white-ball captains in the world, leading Mumbai Indians to five IPL championship titles. The Indian opener also led the Men in Blue to the 2018 Asia Cup and Nidahas Trophy titles and added another Asia Cup title under his leadership in Sri Lanka before the start of the tournament.
The last time the ODI World Cup was played in Asia, India won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final on home soil in 2011 and they will fancy their chances to win the ODI World Cup on home soil after 12 long years.