Former teammates Harbhajan Singh and Cheteshwar Pujara claim that India captain Rohit Sharma’s terrible batting performance is hurting his leadership in Australia.
In his last 12 test innings, Rohit has only scored one half-century, including eight single-figure scores. The opener, who only managed three and six in Adelaide, was not helped by playing in the middle order in the second test.
In order to tend to his newborn son, Rohit missed India’s resounding victory in the first test in Perth. Commentators also thought his captaincy in Adelaide, where Australia won by 10 wickets, was rather defensive.
Singh, a former India spinner, told Star Sports that players are constantly concerned about their performance, regardless of their level of fame.
Without doubt, a player makes wiser choices when he scores runs. In order to improve his captaincy, let’s hope Rohit Sharma scores several runs.
Getting some experience under his belt might make Rohit a more assertive leader, according to Pujara, who was player of the series when India became the first Asian side to win a test series in Australia in 2018-19.
“A captain’s captaincy is also affected when he is not playing well,” Pujara said to the broadcaster. Additionally, he counseled Rohit, an aggressive opener by nature, to avoid taking chances early in his knock.
He’s going through a hard patch. Even yet, Pujara stated, “The beginning is crucial for him.”
“He should concentrate on steadily scoring his first 20 or 30 runs.” He can then take advantage of the start and turn it into a significant score.
KL After Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal reclaimed the opening position, Rahul, who opened for India in the first two tests, might move back to middle order for the rest of the series.
On Saturday, the third test in Brisbane gets underway.
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