Rohit Sharma needs all the support from the Indian cricket establishment in the coming times as people are going “overboard” with their criticism of his captaincy, feels former spinner Harbhajan Singh.

“I find that people are going a bit overboard... the way Rohit has been criticised. Cricket is a team sport and one individual cannot take you from one place to the other,” Harbhajan said.

“Team India didn’t do well in WTC final, and yes, you talk about that performance and move on from there. But it is unfair to criticise Rohit alone, that he is not scoring runs, putting on weight, not captaining well. I think he is a brilliant leader,” the veteran of 103 Tests said.

“I have played with him (Rohit) and watched him closely. He commands a lot of respect... in the Indian dressing room. It’s unfair to judge him on basis of recent results."