India, Sept. 2 -- India left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed lavished praise on skipper Rohit Sharma for his leadership, guidance and personal kindness, recalling a moment from 2019 that left a lasting impression on him. In a recent interview with RevSportz, Khaleel spoke candidly about Rohit's support during a difficult period in his career and shared his own ambitions to return to the Indian side.

Khaleel recounted an incident during a T20I series against Bangladesh in Rajkot where, after a modest performance, Rohit took the time to personally uplift him.

"I didn't have a great day and only got one wicket. Rohit bhai came to me in the dressing room and spoke to me one-on-one," Khaleel said. "The team was leaving the stadium, but he stayed bac...