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IND Vs WI: Rohit Sharma Wishes To Continue Virat Kohli바카라s Template As Captain Going Forward  

This will be Rohit Sharma바카라s first ODI series as India바카라s full-time skipper. He had missed the South Africa series last month due to injury.

India captain Rohit Sharma tosses a ball during a practice session in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
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India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday admitted that some individuals in the team needed 바카라role clarity바카라 but he would prefer carrying on from where his predecessor Virat Kohli had left rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. (More Cricket News)

Rohit Sharma will be leading full-time as India바카라s ODI skipper when he leads his boys in Ahmedabad on Sunday in the first of the three games against the West Indies. The second and third ODIs are on February 8 and 11 at the same venue

바카라It is always important that everyone comes together and plays that role that has been given to them. What is important for us, moving forward is the role clarity of certain individuals in the squad,바카라 Rohit said at a virtual press conference ahead of the first ODI against West Indies.

The skipper said that he would communicate with the individuals concerned. 바카라I think, if we can, you know, put that in place and talk to the individual about it, I think, we can get what we want from different individuals at different points in time of need,바카라 he added.

Rohit바카라s record as a captain in franchise cricket is extraordinary having won the IPL five times with Mumbai Indians. He hasn바카라t fared badly whenever he has led the team in Kohli바카라s absence in earlier times. Before becoming full-time captain, Rohit led India 10 times winning eight out of them.

Under Virat Kohli, India had a more than 70 per cent success rate in ODIs which means that he just needs to carry on the good work done by the former as a leader. 바카라I mean, when Virat was captaining, I was the vice-captain, so we pretty much went about the team in a similar fashion.

바카라I just have to take it from where he (Virat) left. There is nothing that I need to come in and change something drastically,바카라 he added. He believes that most of the players know what is expected out of them.

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Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli (R) during India's training session in Ahmedabad ahead of first ODI against West Indies. (Photo: PTI)

바카라The team pretty much knows what is expected out of them, talking about the individuals and you want to continue the same template. There is not much we need to change, we are a good team, we are good players. 

바카라It is just that adaptability and being open to doing different things at different points is what we have spoken (about),바카라 he said. The right-hander believes the 3-0 drubbing against South Africa in the ODIs, of which he wasn바카라t a part, was a great learning experience for everyone.

Rohit injured his hamstring just before India바카라s departure for South Africa in December. He missed both the Test and ODI series and said there is no need to press the panic button. 바카라Look, there is not a lot that we need to change, we just need to adapt to different situations of the game that has been presented in front of us.

바카라We have played good ODI cricket over the course of a few years, more than few years actually. So suddenly a series defeat doesn't mean that there is panic that we need to create,바카라 he added. It is just that certain understandings and certain learning we need to take in our game.

Rohit also made clear that comeback man Kuldeep Yadav won바카라t be hurried into the playing XI. 바카라It is certainly on my mind to get them (Kuldeep and Yuzvendra Chahal) back together, Kuldeep especially, he hasn바카라t played since IPL, he was part of IPL team but then he got injured, and then he was out since then.

바카라He hasn바카라t played a lot of games after that, so we want to get him in slowly. We just do not want him to rush into things and it cannot do good for either the team and also for him,바카라 he said.

With PTI inputs

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