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Basics of captaincy remain same in any team, says Rohit Sharma

Dharamsala, Dec 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - On the eve of his captaincy debut for India in the first One-day International (ODI) match against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma feels that basics of leading a side remain the same though the difference in

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Athar  Ansari
By Athar Ansari
Dec 09, 2017 • 09:44 PM

Dharamsala, Dec 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - On the eve of his captaincy debut for India in the first One-day International (ODI) match against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma feels that basics of leading a side remain the same though the difference in captaining a club and the national team is big.

Athar  Ansari
By Athar Ansari
December 09, 2017 • 09:44 PM

Rohit, who has captained Mumbai Indians to three Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, will skipper the Indian team in the ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Sri Lanka in place of a rested Virat Kohli.

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"IPL and international cricket is completely different. It will be a different ball game all together. The pressure and mindset before a game is different. But the process and basics of captaincy leading any team will remain the same," Rohit said on Saturday.

"These are different set of players what I had in the IPL team but having played with these guys for some time now, I do understand their strengths and weaknesses. It will be all about going there and executing and making everyone comfortable. That will be the idea," Rohit added.

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