Rohit had beforehand said that he would not disturb Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul’s place on the prime
India skipper Rohit Sharma confronted fairly a backlash for his determination to tweak the highest of the batting order and return on his assertion.
Notably, in the course of the pre-match press convention of the continuing Boxing Day Check, Rohit had said that he wouldn’t disturb Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul’s place on the prime. Nevertheless, in the course of the match, he determined to open alongside Jaiswal whereas Rahul got here out at No.3.
Nevertheless, Rohit struggled with the bat, even after transferring again to the highest of the order in Melbourne, the place he was dismissed for simply three runs. Earlier within the collection, the gifted right-hander recorded low scores of 6, 3, and 10 in his first three innings whereas batting within the center order.
Former India star blasts Rohit Sharma for altering opening order
Echoing on the identical strains, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar criticised Rohit for his determination and highlighted Rohit’s phrases from the press convention.
Manjrekar stated on Star Sports activities throughout commentary, “Press convention mei Rohit Sharma ne kaha thha ki voh disturb nahi karna chahte Yashasvi Jaiswal aur KL Rahul ki joh place hai, lekin jab match ki shuruvaat hui, toh bilkul disturb kiya unhone (Rohit Sharma had stated within the press convention that he doesn’t want to disturb the positions of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul. However, when the match started, he definitely disturbed it).”
Aside from this, Rohit Sharma additionally confronted warmth for his batting and poor captaincy which allowed Australia to publish a towering complete of 474 within the first innings.
The guests however are in a sticky spot after going 5 down whereas managing solely 164 runs on the scoreboard, at present trailing by 310 runs.
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