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Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar heavily praised captain Rohit Sharma and said India's selfless approach and his aggressive batting intent would be a big part of his legacy in Indian cricket.

On Day 4 India's captain led the side's batting unit from the front unleashing fury of big shots on Bangladesh's bowling line-up. This is something we have seen all the time where he took the initiative from the beginning of the match as a leader and aggressive batter during World Cups.

Despite losing days two and three of the ongoing second Test due to wet outfield and rain, India came out to bat all guns blazing with an aggressive approach, hammering Bangladesh bowlers all around the ground. India scripted many records on Day 4, recording the fastest century, half-century and 200 by team in tests.

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Manjrekar lauded the attacking prowess and labelled it a 'champion's approach' - one that Sharma had imbibed in the Indian team. Manjrekar highlighted that Rohit has no intentions of achieving personal milestones because he wants to win the match for India.

“Takeaway for me with the way that India played was this is the legacy Rohit Sharma will leave behind as captain. This is how he thinks. In the past one of the reasons why Test cricket became a little bit of a boring format was that not too many teams were willing to take the initiative barring maybe Australia and West Indies when they were number one. But here’s Rohit Sharma with a strong team. A team that is one of the top two teams in the world also shows the champion approach,” Manjrekar said in a video uploaded by ESPNCricinfo.

The India captain made his intentions of attacking the game pretty clear as he unleashed two sixes in the first two balls of his innings. Despite his fall after scoring 23, the statement was evident in the Indian team's play as they went on to declare at 285/9.

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“Realising that so much time has been lost he leads by example exactly like he did in the 50-overs World Cup. So this is what Rohit Sharma will leave behind as his contribution to Indian cricket. That is just thumping you to (play) only for the team, try and play to win and you know he doesn’t mind in the process like in the 50-over World Cup where he did not get a big hundred or anything like that,” Manjrekar commented.

“Even here he was quite happy to put his wicket on the line and suddenly we have a Test match which India could win. There is excitement despite what happened. So you have to applaud Rohit Sharma for that,” he concluded.