Former New Zealand Nationwide Cricket Staff all-rounder Scott Styris has backed the declare made by the veteran Lucknow Tremendous Giants leg-spinner Amit Mishra that the India Nationwide Cricket Staff captain Rohit Sharma hasn’t modified after getting the celebrity and continues to be the identical individual he was a decade in the past.
Talking on a podcast a couple of months again, Amit Mishra had made explosive claims on the modern-day greats Virat Kohli and Rohit. The leg-spinner had acknowledged that Kohli modified with the celebrity, however that wasn’t the case with Rohit, who stays humble regardless of being the captain of the Indian staff.
Now, Scott Styris has made an analogous sort of assertion on Rohit Sharma. Styris and Rohit performed collectively within the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the now-defunct Deccan Chargers. They had been teammates within the 2008 and 2009 IPL seasons and received the championship collectively as properly.
In a latest interplay, Scott Styris revealed that when he noticed Rohit Sharma for the primary time at Deccan Chargers he knew that the batter was particular. He went on to disclose about his interplay with the Indian captain Rohit Sharma through the latest India tour of Sri Lanka 2024 and mentioned that Rohit continues to be the identical man he was 16 years in the past.
“It (IPL 2008) was my first alternative to be a teammate and see (and listen to of) Rohit Sharma. He was with us on the Deccan Chargers. He was 19 or 20 years previous at the moment and I may see then that this child was one thing particular. I’ve simply come again from Sri Lanka the place I commentated on India vs Sri Lanka, caught up with him there and he’s nonetheless the identical man that he was 16 years in the past,” Styris advised cricket.com.
Notably, India confronted a surprising 0-2 defeat within the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka on the tour. India fielded a full-strength line-up in opposition to the Lankan Lions however a poor present from the batters noticed India shedding the final two matches.
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The very first yr we had been truly favourites to win it and we got here final – Scott Styris
Scott Styris additional spoke in regards to the Deccan Chargers and acknowledged that they completed on the backside regardless of having a star-studded staff within the inaugural version of IPL due to the poor stability within the squad.
“The very first yr we had been truly favourites to win it and we got here final. A part of that was as a result of we didn’t have an ideal stability. We had nice names on paper however you’re solely allowed to play 4 abroad gamers.”
“We’d both load up the batting and the bowling could be weak, or we’d load up the bowling and the batting could be weak. Once we tried to load it up with all-rounders, we had been a bit of bit bits-and-pieces and weren’t fairly robust sufficient in any of them and ended up coming final,” Scott Styris mentioned.
Nevertheless, the Deccan Chargers clinched the IPL trophy in 2009 by defeating the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 runs on the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, beneath the management of Adam Gilchrist. Rohit Sharma additionally performed a key function within the win as he smashed 24 runs with the bat to assist his aspect register a great complete.
Speaking additional about Rohit Sharma, he will likely be subsequent seen in motion within the upcoming two-match Take a look at sequence in opposition to Bangladesh Nationwide Cricket Staff at house, beginning on September 19. After the sequence in opposition to Bangladesh, India beneath Rohit’s management will host New Zealand for a three-match Take a look at sequence, earlier than travelling to Australia for the long-lasting Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
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