NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Atul Wassan has voiced his considerations over India captain Rohit Sharma’s current struggles, pointing to a key mistake in his comeback technique in the course of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Wassan believes that Rohit’s choice to bat at quantity six, as an alternative of his standard opening function, upon returning to the facet within the second Check in opposition to Australia, has contributed to his dip in type.
In simply six months, Rohit has gone from being hailed as a hero for main India to a T20 World Cup victory to dealing with scrutiny for his inconsistent performances.
Rohit’s lean patch started within the two Exams in opposition to Bangladesh in September and continued by the three-Check sequence in opposition to New Zealand on residence soil. His struggles have continued in the course of the ongoing sequence in Australia.
After lacking the primary Check because of private causes, Rohit returned for the second Check in Adelaide, opting to bat within the center order for the second and third matches earlier than reverting to his opening function within the fourth Check.
Nonetheless, his return to the highest of the order didn’t convey the anticipated turnaround.
Within the fourth Check, Rohit was dismissed for simply three runs off 5 balls whereas making an attempt his trademark shot.
Wassan believes Rohit’s choice to bat within the center order disrupted his rhythm.
“You’ll be able to see the best way he received out. Outdated Rohit would have hit it for a boundary. However this time, he stopped within the center. His intuition stated to hit it, however he felt he mustn’t. He made the error of not opening when he returned,” Wassan advised ANI.
Former India cricketer Madan Lal additionally weighed in, acknowledging that Rohit’s dismissal whereas making an attempt considered one of his signature photographs is symptomatic of his present type.
“Questions shall be raised. When you find yourself not in type, you aren’t scoring runs, criticism shall be there. On photographs the place he used to attain fours and sixes, he received out whereas making an attempt that shot. When you find yourself off form, such issues occur. There are a few innings left, and I hope he scores runs,” Lal added.
Rohit shall be seeking to take advantage of the remaining alternatives to silence his critics and rediscover his type.
