Ex-India cricketer Yograj Singh, who has been in the news for his straight-talking attitude on numerous occasions in the past, made news yet again with his staunch support for ODI skipper Rohit Sharma. Hailing Rohit for his consistent class and class, Yograj also seized the moment to lash out at the opener’s detractors. Since Rohit has already walked away from Tests and T20Is, his future outings will likely be in limited numbers, given how ODIs are already shrinking in importance on the global circuit.
Nevertheless, Yograj believes Rohit still has plenty to offer if he keeps at his peak fitness level. Yograj emphasised on Rohit’s game-changing 76 off 83 balls against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final in March an innings that helped him bag the Player of the Match award. Yograj called the knock a stark reminder his excellence in the 50-over format.
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“The man about whom so many people speak rubbish, Rohit Sharma — I said that day that Rohit will be my man, the man, my man,” Yograj told News18 CricketNext.
“The way he batted, his batting on one side and the rest of the team’s batting on the other side. His innings on one side and the rest of the world on the other. That’s his class.
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“You can say, ‘Rohit, aapki hume 5 saal aur zarurat hai yaar’ (Rohit, we need you for five more years, man) so please do more for your country, work on your fitness and everything. Put four men on him, make him run 10 kilometres every morning. He has the class to play till 45 years of age, if he wants.”
