India’s captain Rohit Sharma walks off the field after losing his wicket during play on the second day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. (AP)
Rohit Sharma’s promotion to the opening slot lasted for five balls after he managed only 3 runs on the second day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Rohit Sharma tried a half-hearted pull shot, got a top edge and it went straight down to Scott Boland’s throat at mid-on.
Rohit Sharma has made 152 runs from his last 14 Test innings
Rohit received flak from the experts for his nothing shot.
“That is a really big mistake … it’s a nothing shot,” former England captain Michael Vaughan said on Fox Cricket.
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“He is just too early in the innings and hasn’t got used to the pace and bounce.
“It’s a sad state for the Indian captain, averaging 11 in his past 14 Test innings.”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also slammed Rohit for playing this lazy shot.
“That’s just a lazy, not-switched-on, not-up-for-the-moment type of shot,” Ricky Ponting said on 7 Cricket.
Darren Lehmann was also critical of the tame shot from the Indian captain.
“If he’s going to hit it, hit it Rohit. You’re a class player, you should actually take that on,” Lehmann said on ABC Sport.
“Plenty of room in the outfield, take it on.”
Meanwhile, legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar came in defence of Rohit Sharma.
“That’s the shot he cannot resist playing,” said Gavaskar.
However, after the Brisbane Test Gavaskar has said that Rohit might quit Test cricket of he would continue to fail.
“I think Rohit obviously will get the opportunity to play in the next couple of matches, that’s for sure. But maybe at the end of it, if he hasn’t scored runs, my feeling is that he himself will take the call,” he had said while doing commentary for ABC Sport.
“He’s a very conscientious cricketer, he will not want to be a burden on the team. He’s a cricketer who cares very deeply for Indian cricket. So if he doesn’t score runs in the next couple of games, I think he himself will step down.”
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