{"id":271180,"date":"2022-12-22T11:08:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T11:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/22\/rohit-sharma-is-a-fantastic-player-and-a-good-leader-says-new-mumbai-indians-coach-mark-boucher-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T11:08:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T11:08:55","slug":"rohit-sharma-is-a-fantastic-player-and-a-good-leader-says-new-mumbai-indians-coach-mark-boucher-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/22\/rohit-sharma-is-a-fantastic-player-and-a-good-leader-says-new-mumbai-indians-coach-mark-boucher-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma is a fantastic player and a good leader, says new Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: New <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mumbai Indians<\/a> head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mark-boucher\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_mark-boucher\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mark Boucher<\/a> is looking forward to the challenge to mentor five-time champions in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL<\/a>) in 2023.<br \/>Boucher heaped praise on MI skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_rohit-sharma\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rohit Sharma<\/a>, who is ruled out of the ongoing two-match Test series against Bangladesh due to a thumb injury, saying the India captain is a &#8220;fantastic player&#8221; and a &#8220;good leader&#8221;.<br \/>The former South African coach has replaced Sri Lankan legend <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahela-jayawardene\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_mahela-jayawardene\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mahela Jayawardene<\/a>, who has moved into the role of MI&#8217;s global head of performance with added responsibility of overseeing MI Emirates (ILT20) and <!-- -->MI Cape Town<!-- --> (SA20).<br \/>Rohit has guided Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles but they finished 10th and last in the 2022 edition of the tournament.<br \/>Boucher also highlighted the similarities between him and <!-- -->Rohit<!-- --> and is looking forward to speak to the MI captain in detail.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be quite interesting (meeting with Rohit). I have played against Rohit before. I think he is a fantastic player and a good leader as well, so I&#8217;m really looking forward to it,&#8221; said <!-- -->Boucher<!-- --> in a media release.<br \/>&#8220;I think we have one or two things in common. I know he likes conservation, so that will be an interesting chat as well. So, yeah, I think there are certain ways that I coach and it will be an interesting conversation to have with him.&#8221;<br \/>Boucher has had a long and illustrious career with the Proteas as a player and coach is quite aware of the expectations.<br \/>\u201cYes, there are always expectations. It is one of the best franchises in world sport. And with that comes a lot of responsibility. So, I am quite a guy who is driven by results, I am very result oriented as well. So, I know that I have got to perform and the players have to perform as well. I am really looking forward to that challenge,&#8221; said Boucher.<br \/>Mumbai holds a special place for Boucher since his U-19 days as it was the first place that he visited in India and loves the buzz around the city.<br \/>\u201cI\u2019ve always really enjoyed Mumbai. It is the first place that I ever went to when I came to India on the Under-19 tour and I was amazed by the buzz and hype around Mumbai and I\u2019m sure when I get back there I\u2019ll feel the same sort of space as well,\u201d said Boucher.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      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