Ravichandran Ashwin compares star India cricketer with MS Dhoni

India has announced their squad for their tour to South Africa. Rohit Sharma led the side in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 after 12 years. But they ended up losing the final against Australia, the Men in Blue played an exceptional brand of cricket winning 10 matches in a row till the final. The 36-year-old batter was rested for the ongoing T20I series against the Aussies. The skipper was reported to return for the white-ball series against the Proteas but he has not been named in both the white-ball side for the tour. 

MS Dhoni has been the only captain to win three major trophies and since then no other captain from India has been able to win any major trophy for India. The veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has analysed the Indian skipper as a cricketer and a person. He explained the respect that Rohit Sharma has in the dressing room. 

Rohit Sharma has been the first captain since Dhoni who led the team to the World Cup final. The Men in Blue had a brilliant World Cup campaign the team also won the Asia Cup in 2023. 

Rohit Sharma is an outstanding person: Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin said in a video on his YouTube channel,  "If you take a look at Indian cricket, everybody will be telling you that MS Dhoni is the best captain. (But), Rohit Sharma is an outstanding person, (and) he understands every single player in the team. He knows the likes and dislikes of each of us and has a great understanding. He puts in the effort to know each player personally."

"As far as I playing the final is concerned, the team combination and all is secondary. Firstly, it's about empathy, (and) I keep stressing it a lot. It's like standing in someone else's shoes and looking at things from his/her perspective. Had I been in Rohit's shoes, I would have thought 100 times about altering the (winning) combination. It was going alright for the team, so why rest a fast bowler for three spinners?"