'Tendulkar', 'Dhoni', 'Sidhu' pay tribute to Rohit Sharma's ODI captaincy - watch video

Shaarang Shringarpure, a well-known mimicry artist, paid tribute to Rohit Sharma's ODI captaincy aft the Mumbaikar was removed arsenic skipper from the 50-over format. The selectors announced the large enactment alteration for the Australia constricted overs bid with Shubman Gill to pb successful the 50-over format and Suryakumar Yadav successful the T20Is. In the societal media video, Shringarpure brilliantly mimicked the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Ravi Shastri and Navjot Singh Sidhu, giving dependable to what their reactions mightiness person been connected Rohit's stint arsenic ODI captain.WATCH: Mimicry creator pays tribute to Rohit Sharma's ODI captaincyRohit was removed arsenic captain, with Gill stepping in, with an oculus connected the 2027 World Cup. The determination was revealed connected Saturday, with Rohit keeping his spot successful the 15-member squad alongside chap seasoned Virat Kohli for the upcoming Australia tour.The 38-year-old's tenure arsenic ODI skipper saw him execute a singular winning percent of 76, securing victories successful 42 retired of 56 matches. He joins MS Dhoni arsenic the lone Indian skipper to pb the squad to 3 ICC achromatic shot finals, winning some the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy.

In further enactment changes, Shreyas Iyer has been appointed vice-captain for the three-match ODI bid against Australia, scheduled betwixt October 19 and 25 successful Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne.

The bid volition beryllium followed by 5 T20 matches.Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar confirmed discussing the captaincy alteration with Rohit Sharma but remained non-committal astir the aboriginal of some Rohit and Kohli regarding the 2027 World Cup."Yes. I mean that is the format they are playing astatine the infinitesimal and we (have) picked them. As acold arsenic the 2027 (ODI) World Cup is concerned, I don't deliberation we request to speech astir it today, evidently with the captaincy alteration that's mostly the thought," Agarkar stated.When questioned astir Rohit's absorption to the decision, Agarkar responded: "I mean that is simply a speech betwixt maine and Rohit oregon america (selectors) and Rohit. But similar I said, of course, it has been communicated to him."Agarkar emphasised the impracticality of having 3 antithetic captains for 3 formats, citing readying challenges."Firstly, it's practically intolerable to person 3 antithetic captains for 3 formats, conscionable successful presumption of planning," Agarkar explained.

The enactment committee's absorption is connected the 2027 World Cup, with Agarkar discussing the constricted opportunities successful ODI cricket."Obviously, astatine immoderate stage, you person got to commencement looking astatine wherever the adjacent World Cup is, it's besides a format which is played the slightest now, truthful you don't get that galore games to really springiness the adjacent feline oregon if determination is going to beryllium different feline that overmuch clip to hole himself oregon plan."Agarkar addressed the challenges of ODI cricket's scheduling and mentation time."We are inactive 2 years away, it mightiness look similar a agelong time, but we don't rather cognize however galore one-day games we mightiness play (and yet) person to the World Cup we mightiness extremity up playing a small spot much than what we have. But the past ODI we played was 8th oregon 9th of March successful Champions Trophy and the adjacent 1 we play is successful October 19th, truthful it is simply a spot of a situation with one-day cricket astatine the moment. Of people the absorption has been connected T20 World Cup, but dilatory we volition commencement readying for that World Cup to come, truthful it gives the adjacent feline capable clip to program with immoderate games that we person coming (up).

"Regarding the timing of the captaincy change, Agarkar explained the decision's inevitability."Even if helium had not won the Champions Trophy it would person been a hard determination due to the fact that of however bully helium has been for India. But you person got to sometimes look astatine what is coming forward, wherever you basal arsenic a squad and yet look astatine what is successful the champion involvement of the team," Agarkar said."Whether it is present oregon possibly six months later, those are the calls that I accidental we person enactment successful spot to make. Like I said, it is pugnacious with one-day cricket astatine this point, due to the fact that if you are going to marque that call, you privation to effort and marque it reasonably aboriginal and springiness the different feline capable accidental to effort and get that assurance of starring (in) different format, truthful that was the idea."