Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain, opened up on several things regarding leadership qualities and explained the need to maintain confidence and trust in the teammates in order to succeed as a leader.

During an event in Mumbai on Friday, Rohit talked about a few key facts like strategic judgments on the field and managing individual players' personalities off the field revealing that he always tries his best to have one-to-one communication with each player.

He said that for a leader it is very important to treat every individual equally in order to keep things smooth in the whole leadership process.

 

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"It is probably the hardest job of the leader to get everyone to do what you want them to do. Because they come with a different mindset and they want to do what they want to do. That's what we try and talk to everyone when they come in because it's a team game and sport. What I try and do is give the players that freedom and importance..... that they are very important for me.

 

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It does not matter if you only play only 10 balls at No.6 or No.7 ...you are so important to me that you can win games. It's just building the confidence within themselves. Because you need all 11 of them to give their best. You need everyone to contribute to the team's cause," Rohit Sharma said in a Leo1, Mastercard & NSDL event.

"I try and go to players' rooms individually and talk to them, have dinner. They look up to the leaders. If I am not available to talk and give time to them then there will be some discomfort around the team. The most important thing is to try and treat everyone equally and give everyone that importance. Give them role clarity that what is their role," the Indian skipper said.

"If they are having any thoughts about getting dropped that's where my role comes in. Then I have to try and build the confidence. It's about giving them that confidence and building that trust that no matter what my leader says I have to go and execute that. Those are the things that I try to focus on. It's a tough job," he added.

Rohit, who has been opening the batting for India for a while now across formats, stated that he always likes to be put in difficult situations and believes that confidence is the only factor that can help in overcoming challenging situations.

"I like to be put in a place where its slightly difficult conditions and situations. I always wanted to be challenged all the time. The hardest part is to start because you don't know what the outcome will be. Confidence is something that you can't take from anywhere it needs to come from within and that starts how I train before the game. If I want to play a certain shot in the first over, I have to practice that. I have to master that shot to gain confidence."

Notably, Rohit took over India's white-ball captaincy from Virat Kohli in December 2021 and started leading the side across formats from February 2022 onwards.

Rohit is currently captaining the Indian side in the Test series against England at home which is currently leveled at 1-1.

After going 0-1 down in the series with a defeat in the series opener, the hosts bounced back in the five-match series ans defeated England by 106 runs in the Vizag Test.