The Men in Blue skipper Rohit Sharma has always been known for his sharp replies and over time, his sharp witty responses during press conferences have become a talking point. On Wednesday, during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Captains’ Day event, one of the reporters asked Rohit about the debatable ending of the 2019 World Cup where teams like England and New Zealand were completely even after 100 overs of action but then the match was judged on the basis of number of boundaries collected.

India’s skipper left everyone in splits by saying that it’s not his job to decide the manner. “Kya yaar, ye mera kaam nahi ghosit karna (it is not my job to announce winners),” he said.

Earlier, while speaking to the Indian Express, Rohit said the good time to get the leadership duties of the national team would have been 26-27 but it’s not possible to get what one seeks.

“Obviously, you want to be at your peak for this, say when you are 26-27. But you cannot always get what you want. You are talking about the Indian captaincy and there have been stalwarts in the Indian team. Many more players deserved to be the captain of the team. I had to wait for my turn and that’s absolutely fair enough. The guys before, Virat was before me, so was MS (Dhoni),” he said.

The Mumbai-based batter also referred to a few other legends of Indian cricket who did not get the chance to lead the team on a full-time basis for long.

“Just look at the names that are missed out, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag… these are all stalwarts of Indian cricket. Not to forget Yuvraj Singh. He never captained India. Yuvraj has been such a match-winner for India, he should have been the captain at some stage but he didn’t get it. That’s life. I got it now and I am grateful for it. I would rather have it when I know how to captain a team when I know what is required and all. Rather than when I don’t know the ABCD of captaincy. So in that respect, this is good.”