Rohit is captaincy material, feels Kohli

August 13, 2013 05:08 pm | Updated July 26, 2016 11:05 am IST - Lucknow

He is the likely successor when Mahendra Singh Dhoni decides to relinquish national captaincy but India vice-captain Virat Kohli also named Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma as a captaincy material.

“He (Rohit) has tremendous cricketing brain. I often take his advice during matches,” Virat let out a secret when asked as to whom apart from him and Dhoni, has the ability to lead the India team.

For Kohli, captaincy is about taking responsibility and he enjoys every bit of it.

“I got a chance of being a captain in recently concluded Zimbabwe series. I like to be a captain and take responsibility,” Kohli, who was here to attend a programme of TVS Motors as their brand ambassador, told reporters.

“As a batsman, we focus on ourselves, but as a captain we have to look into every aspect. The responsibility increases manifold as the captain,” he added.

On being asked about future plans Kohli said that he has never planned anything.

“I never plan anything and believe in consistency. I can’t tell what will happen in future,” he said.

The champion batsman said the upcoming series against South Africa was important and hoped that with new faces, Indian team would give a good performance.

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