Indian cricketer Suresh Raina belives Rohit Sharma is the “next MS Dhoni” of the Indian Cricket Team. Drawing parallels with Dhoni, Raina described India’s limited over vice-captain as a leader who tends to back the youngsters and listens to everyone in the dressing room.
“I would say he is the next MS Dhoni for the Indian cricket team,” Raina was said on a Podcast.
“I have seen him, he is calm, he likes to listen. He likes to give confidence to the players and on top of that, he likes to lead from the front. When a captain leads from the front and, at the same time, he gives respect to the dressing-room atmosphere, you know you have it all,” Raina said.
“MS Dhoni was brilliant. He [Rohit] has won more [IPL] trophies than MS, but they both are very similar. Both of them, as captains, like to listen. When your captain is listening, you can solve a lot of problems, you can solve the mental aspects of the players. So in my book, they both are wonderful.”
In 2019, Rohit overtook Dhoni to become the most successful captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL).