Freedom with which Rohit Sharma batted in his first full-time series as captain impressive: Gautam Gambhir

New Zealand tour of India: Former opener Gautam Gambhir said he was impressed with the way Rohit Sharmaa batted with a lot of freedom in his first series as India's full-time T20I captain.

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir lauded Rohit Sharma, saying the India captain did not get bogged down by the pressure of being the full-time captain and batted with a lot of freedom in the T20I series against New Zealand. Gambhir said Rohit showcased a lot of maturity in the way he batted at the top of the order in India's 3-0 sweep of the Black Caps.

Rohit Sharma topped the run-scorers charts with 159 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of over 150 in his first full-time series as T20I captain. Rohit went from the word go and it was evident with the way he hit a 31-ball 56 against New Zealand in he 3rd T20I in Kolkata. Rohit hit 3 sixes and 5 boundaries as India posted 184 after opting to bat, going against the norm of winning the toss and bowling on a dewy evening in Kolkata.