Ian Smith highly praises Indian captain Rohit Sharma

Just like the recent tournaments, Rohit Sharma-led India have impressed in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where the Men in Blues have performed outstandingly. Former New Zealand cricketer and popular commentator Ian Smith is highly impressed with the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. 

While the Indian team has performed outstandingly in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which they are playing all matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Indian spinners have played the major roles. Before the last game of the group stage, Rohit Sharma used three spinners, and since the last match of the group stage, India have gone with four spinners, who have dominated against every batter.

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Rohit Sharma-led India go with four spinners in the last three games of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Just like the last two games, Indian captain Rohit Sharma utilised the spinners impressively in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final against New Zealand. Although New Zealand openers provided a strong start, Indian spinners dominated to restrict the Blackcaps to 251 runs. India have the spinners Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja. All the spinners bowled exceptionally well in the entire ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and Ian Smith has praised captain Rohit Sharma for these successes.

Check what Ian Smith told about Indian captain Rohit Sharma

Smith felt that skipper Rohit Sharma utilized the Indian spinners really well as he had 40 overs out of the 50-over innings to go with the spinners, and his planning was excellent. Smith also called that the Indian captain planned the spinners quite perfectly. 

Ian Smith on the brilliance of Captain Rohit Sharma 🐐 on the field.pic.twitter.com/JiNqp8hPo0

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