Big Comment/ Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma: Ricky Ponting reveals who is the ideal captain for Team India

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma continued his dream batting form in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and played an innings of 86 runs against Pakistan in the team's third match of the tournament. Rohit also scored a ton against Afghanistan in Delhi and helped the team win the match singlehandedly. The Indian team is placed on the top of the CWC 2023 points table and now will play against Bangladesh on October 19.

3 things you need to know 

• Team India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets on October 14, 2023
• The Indian team has won all three CWC 2023 games while chasing the target 
• India are the firm favourites to lift the ODI World Cup for the third time 

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Ricky Ponting lavishes praise on Rohit Sharma the Team India skipper

Former Australian cricket team skipper Ricky Ponting while speaking to ICC opined that Indian captain Rohit Sharma is the ideal leader for the team. While explaining his opinion Ricky Ponting said: 

He's very laid back, Rohit. Very laid back with everything he does. You can even see that by the way that he plays. He is a pretty laconic sort of batsman as well, and that's the way he is both on and off the field. We can't sit back and say that the pressure won't get to them at some stage, or it won't affect them, because it will, just with the enormity of the tournament. But he'll take it and cope with it as well as probably anyone. 

Speaking further in the conversation, Ricky Ponting also compared the captaincy styles of Indian batter Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Ricky Ponting added: 

Someone like Virat, who is a bit more heart-on-the-sleeve, and probably listens to the fans and plays up with the fans a little bit more, someone with his personality would probably find it a bit harder. But I think Rohit will be fine with it. He's a terrific bloke and has been a great player for a long time, and he's done a great job as leader of India.

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Why Rohit Sharma has the best chance to win the ODI World Cup for India after a span of 12 years? 

The Indian cricket team till now has displayed a lot of positive cricket in the 2023 ODI World Cup and won the first three games of the tournament in a dominating fashion. The Indian team has played as a complete unit till now in the ODI World Cup whereas big teams such as England and Australia have not performed up to the mark. Considering the Indian team's form and the home advantage, Rohit has the best chance to win the ODI World Cup after a span of 12 years.