Should Rohit Sharma quit?
After the unexpected win in the last match, the debate ‘Should Rohit Sharma quit?’ came to an end temporarily, but after the defeat in the second test match, swords were drawn once again for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Fans, experts, and even veterans have started saying that Rohit Sharma should not usurp the rights of new blood. If his performance is average, he should put his responsibility on the shoulders of new boys.
Disappointing Rohit Sharma
Another thing also being said is that the win in the last test at the Perth match was a fluke. Or Bumrah captaining that match could be a reason. Personally, Bumrah’s performance in that match was also excellent, he himself broke the back of the Aussie batsmen, due to which despite the low scoring match, Team India had a great start, however, with the arrival of Rohit Sharma, the same story is being repeated again which we have seen against New Zealand.
Pink ball doldrum
The Indian team could not find a solution to the pink ball this time too on the Australia tour and the host team defeated Team India by a huge margin of 10 wickets in Adelaide. Australia has leveled the score at 1-1 in the five-match series. This is Australia’s eighth consecutive win in the pink ball test in Adelaide.
On the morning of the third day, when Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy were at the crease, India saw a slight hope. However, Pant tried to counterattack from the very first over and he got caught in Mitchell Starc’s trap in the very first over. Starc continuously bowled the ball on the leg stump line and outside it, but on an accurate ball, he forced Pant to defend and he was caught behind the wicket. The rest of the team also could not make any significant impact and returned to the pavilion with a slight lead of 19 runs. Australia scored the winning runs without losing any wickets.
It would be a mistake to judge the performance of this team by singling out Rohit Sharma Because a great batsman like Kohli is also under suspicion, his bat is also failing in a crucial stages. However, it is not the case that if the senior players are not performing, the young players have also tried to give any competition or pull the team towards win.
Young blood vs Rohit Sharma
The young players have also proved to be a failure so far. Nitish Reddy, has thrown away his wicket by playing bad shots in two consecutive innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have also failed to leave their spot. Commenting on the performance of Team India, a user on social media wrote “In the history of Indian cricket, there has hardly been what you would call it, a healthy transition of captaincy. Most of the time, players are forced out.
Rohit unfortunately is no different. The most disappointing aspect of Rohit’s dismissal is his off-stump unawareness, which is a must in Test cricket!”
If not Rohit Sharma than who?
Another user wrote, “Honestly, I’m just realizing for the first time that the history of captaincy transitions in Indian cricket has always been messy, with players mostly being forced out rather than smoothly transitioning. As a younger fan, it’s something new to learn, and it kind of explains a lot about the current situation. And yeah, the most disappointing part of Rohit’s dismissal was his off-stump awareness. For someone with his experience, that’s a basic skill in Test cricket, and it’s frustrating to see him struggle with it.
It will be interesting to see how Rohit and company will come in the next match because the WTC Championship is also at stake.