Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has named a better captain among MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.

Both Dhoni and Rohit have been successful for India and in the Indian Premier League. Dhoni won three ICC trophies as a leader. On the other hand, Rohit recently led the Men in Blue to success in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Speaking with Sports Yaari, Harbhajan explained why Rohit is better than Dhoni.

“Rohit is ahead of Dhoni because the former is people’s captain. He goes up to the players to know about their plans. His teammates are able to connect with him. But Dhoni was different,” Harbhajan Singh said.

“He didn’t talk to anyone. Dhoni conveyed his thoughts to the players through his silence. It was his style of communicating with teammates,” he added.

Harbhajan had said the same thing to former India Under-19 batter Taruwar Kohli.

“Dhoni and Rohit are different leaders,” he said.

“MS Dhoni will never ask a player what field he wants. He will let him learn from mistakes,” he added.

“I was playing for Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni had placed me at the short fine leg. Shardul Thakur was bowling and Kane Williamson hit him for two boundaries. I urged Dhoni to tell Shardul to change his length. Dhoni refused and said that let Shardul learn from his mistake.”

“Rohit is very different. He has a habit of talking to players about his plans and what he wants from the players. He will give you confidence.”