Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke praised Rohit Sharma, calling him an underrated captain in white-ball cricket. His comments followed Rohit’s sensible unbeaten century in the ultimate ODI against Australia in Sydney on October 25. In what may very well be his last international knock on Australian soil, the previous India skipper dismantled the house attack with a cultured 121* off 125 balls, steering India to a dominant nine-wicket win.
Rohit’s heroics earned him each the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards, although India lost the three-match series 1–2. Under Rohit’s leadership, India have emerged as a formidable force in limited-overs cricket, clinching two major ICC trophies — the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.
“Rohit’s Captaincy Is Underrated, Kohli And He Amongst The Best White-Ball Players” — Michael Clarke
Together with praising Rohit Sharma, Michael Clarke also showered admiration on Virat Kohli during his appearance on the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast, stating:
“What a way for each players to depart the Australian shores. I’ve all the time loved the way in which Rohit plays and he has been a superb player in Australian conditions, which is completely opposite to India. His captaincy is underrated. He was a really, superb short-form captain for India. And he’s the most effective white-ball players to have played. He’s definitely in that conversation.”
He further continued:
“Again, Virat is the most effective ODI cricketer that I’ve seen, given the quantity of games he has won for his team. The batting conditions were quite a bit higher in Sydney, especially batting second, unlike the last two games where they lost the toss and got sent in. In the event that they would have had the most effective of batting conditions perhaps the series would have been different.”
After recording consecutive geese in the primary two ODIs, Kohli bounced back in style, crafting an unbeaten 74 off 81 balls within the Sydney encounter, where he shared an unbroken 168-run stand for the second wicket.
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