Published 13:55 IST, November 14th 2019

Captain Virat vs Captain Rohit: Shikhar Dhawan spills the beans

Shikhar Dhawan spilled the beans on the difference in the captaincy style of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and said that they were two different characters.

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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India's limited-overs opener Shikhar Dhawan spilled beans on difference in captaincy style of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and said that y were two different characters individually. explosive left-handed opener, who is currently sitting out of Test side, dived into details of difference in captaincy style of Virat Kohli and India's stand-in T20 skipper Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli's break from T20 series against Banglesh allowed Rohit Sharma to showcase his skills as a captain and has me his claim for position of skipper even stronger than before after series win against Banglesh. 

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Shikhar Dhawan on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Speaking to an online news portal, Shikhar Dhawan labeled Rohit Sharma as a very strategic captain whereas Virat Kohli was an aggressive skipper. Shikhar Dhawan said that both players h different characters and h unique capabilities in managing team. left-handed batsman revealed that while Virat Kohli discussed plans with Rohit Sharma and himself while he led whereas Rohit Sharma discussed plans with Shikhar Dhawan when he was leing side. Shikhar Dhawan also expressed confidence in getting combination of team right before T20 World Cup in Australia next year and assured that team would return victorious from showpiece event. 

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Shikhar Dhawan eyes comeback to Test side

Speaking to a news ncy, Shikhar Dhawan said that he was always on for Test cricket and that he will be grabbing opportunities in domestic cricket tournaments such as Ranji Trophy to improve his chances. Reiterating his aim to be back on Test side, Shikhar Dhawan said that he would be playing domestic cricket when he will t be playing for India in any of three formats. Talking about missing out from Test side playing Banglesh, Shikhar Dhawan said that he h regrets for doing so but revealed that he h accepted it and was working hard to come back strongly. 

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Shikhar Dhawan backs Rishabh Pant

Speaking to a news ncy, Shikhar Dhawan threw his weight behind young Pant and said that he should refrain from reing or listening to what was being written or brocasted about him. Shikhar Dhawan suggested that Pant should stop paying attention to critics as it would be registered in his mind and that is reason why he himself h stopped reing or seeing news about him. Recollecting his own days when he began playing, Shikhar Dhawan said that he h learnt that it was a journey and that he h also seen same critics during beginning of his career. Shikhar Dhawan backed Rishabh Pant and said that he believed that young l could do wonders for team.  

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13:36 IST, November 14th 2019