"I try and put myself in their shoes" - Indian captain Rohit Sharma on learning the art of man-management

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has won several titles as a leader in the IPL and one of the main reasons for the same is his ability to understand how to get the best out of each and every player.

Rohit admitted that it was something he had to learn over the years and now he tries to think from the perspective of those players to get an understanding of what they might need.

Speaking to Star Sports, here's what Rohit Sharma had to say about managing his players:

“I try and put myself in their shoes and think about what this individual will be needing now. So, it’s important to think like that. So, yeah that is something that I wouldn’t say comes naturally to me, I've learned it over the years, gone through my personal experiences and understood what is needed for a team to be successful."

He further added:

"We do understand as well that when you want to win championships, big tournaments, everyone needs to come to the party and play their part. So, it’s important that you keep everyone in good mental space. So, it’s very important to hear everyone out, understand what they want, how they want to operate."

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Rohit Sharma on the importance of clarity under pressure

Rohit Sharma believes identification of roles for each individual is crucial in a big tournament such as the World Cup. He feels remaining calm and not letting the pressure get to the players is also important in such tournaments.

On this, he stated:

“I think what is needed to be successful is to understand everyone's need, their requirement and give them that space and freedom to go and execute their job and their roles. It can be quite daunting at times because when you are playing such a high-profile tournament, the pressure can get to you at times."

India will face England next in Lucknow on October 29, with Hardik Pandya likely to be unavailable for the game due to his ankle injury.

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