Rohit made some bold selection calls as India started off their Champions Trophy campaign. The selection of Harshit Rana over Arshdeep Singh baffled many but the newcomer delivered with the ball. When Varun Chakravarthy replaced Harshit in the team, there was a similar chatter but this decision was also proven correct.

Virender Sehwag hailed Rohit Sharma's captaincy, especially how he handled his bowlers and communicated well with the ones who didn't get a chance in the XI.

Sehwag, who played a considerable part in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup wins under MS Dhoni, considered Rohit Sharma as a better communicator.