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Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav credited the former Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for the Indian team’s success after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, stating that Hitman played a pivotal role in improving his leadership skills.
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Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the grand finale against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Surya asserted that he got to learn a lot of things from his predecessor, trying to implement the same things with a few of his thoughts.
“Sir, shoes are mine; I only follow his footsteps. The way, where he left, I got to learn a lot of things from him when I was playing under him. So, I also followed the same strategy, same fundamentals. I played a lot of cricket with Rohit. I know how he worked. So, I tried to implement the same things with a few thoughts of mine as well. And it’s worked really well,” Surya told reporters.
Furthermore, Surya also highlighted his leadership philosophy in the dressing room and team meetings, adding that his motto is to give everyone in the team a lot of freedom to express themselves.
“They don’t let me talk much in the dressing room. They dictate their own terms. So, I have seen that when they get freedom, they become a different character on the ground. I started to relate to this team after 5-6 months (of captaincy). After that, I understood that there is no point in being a big brother or a father. You have to leave them,” he added.
“There is no point in holding on to them. You have to leave them open. Only then you can get the best from them,” he observed.
“Every player has different skills and strengths. It’s not that I haven’t said anything to anyone. I have spoken to the players. But those who feel that I have left them, that percentage has increased from the start till now. So, I haven’t said much to anyone,” he concluded.
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