Gautam Gambhir on Virat Kohli: Asia Cup victory is a big victory for the Indian team. This will instill enthusiasm in the Indian team before the World Cup. This is also a big encouragement for captain Rohit Sharma, who is moving towards his biggest goal. This may possibly be his last assignment as limited-overs captain. There was never much discussion about Rohit’s ability to lead the team in the ODI format, with batting great Gautam Gambhir warning of “Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid” giving his verdict on Rohit’s captaincy in the continental event.

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India made it to the finals by defeating Pakistan and Sri Lanka

India lost only one match in the Asia Cup tournament. Their first match against Pakistan was abandoned due to rain, before which they defeated Nepal and made it to the Super 4. After this, India made it to the finals by defeating Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but its only defeat in the competition came against Bangladesh on Friday.

There is never any doubt about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy ability

Following India’s second Asia Cup title win under Rohit, Gambhir, in a conversation with Star Sports, admitted that the veteran opener had won five IPL titles before being named full-fledged captain. As captain of India, there was never any doubt about his captaincy abilities. However, he warned them that if India fails to perform well in the 2023 ODI World Cup, questions will be raised on the team and their captaincy, just like Kohli faced the wrath in 2019 and Dravid in 2007.

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Gautam Gambhir – Rohit Sharma won 5 IPL titles. Many could not win even once

He said, “There was never any doubt about Rohit being the captain. He won 5 IPL titles. Many could not win even once. But his real test will be in the next 15 days. Now you have the best 15-18 players in your dressing room. If they can’t deliver there will be question marks. After every World Cup, if the captain is not able to perform well then questions will definitely be raised. Virat Kohli faced it. Rahul Dravid faced this in 2007. If India fails to perform well in 2023, questions will be raised about Rohit’s captaincy. But this team has the potential to make it to the World Cup final.”