The 29-year-old has played under the captaincy of both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. When asked to have his say on whose captaincy style is better, Chahal reckoned both Kohli and Rohit are not different at all when it comes to leading the national squad as they give enough freedom to the bowlers to express themselves.
However, Chahal pointed out that the only difference between Kohli and Rohit is 'on-field aggressiveness', in which regular skipper Virat Kohli trumps explosive opener Rohit Sharma.
“They (Kohli and Rohit) have a similar approach. Both of them give enough liberty to the bowlers. They back the bowlers to the hilt and give them the field placements they require, so there is not much of a difference. Maybe Virat is a bit more aggressive, Rohit isn’t. The thinking is the same — give the players the liberty and win matches for the team. They have always given me the opportunity to play freely, without thinking about anything else. That has always been helpful,” Chahal told Sportstar.
HITMAN Rohit Sharma acted as the stand-in skipper in Kohli's absence during the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh. When asked in what way Rohit helped Chahal during the match, he replied by saying that Rohit told him not to think too much about the past and focus on the future.
“I think we have to work on our approach towards the DRS (laughs). Jokes apart, Rohit boosted my confidence and told me to keep the momentum going. I came back after two-three series, so he told me not to think too much about the past and focus on the future. Those words actually boosted my morale,” Chahal said.