File picture of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Criticism continues to pour in thick and heavy within the wake of Staff India’s 0-3 Take a look at sequence defeat towards New Zealand. Be it Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, Gautam Gambhir’s insistence on turning tracks, middle-order’s fragile present, or Virat Kohli’s barren run of type, many components have doubtlessly contributed to India’s worst dwelling sequence loss within the longest format in historical past. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, additionally a pointy critic of the Indian crew, feels the truth that Virat and Rohit skipped the Duleep Trophy additionally contributed a good bit to the outcomes the crew produced towards the Kiwis.
As per a report, each Kohli and Rohit had initially given their settlement in the direction of participation within the home red-ball occasion. Nevertheless, not lengthy earlier than the squads for the event have been introduced, the duo, in addition to a number of different senior stars, withdrew their names, citing a ‘lack of motivation’.
Because the Indian crew sits on a 0-3 loss towards New Zealand and stares at a fancy problem towards Australia subsequent, Manjrekar has urged the Ajit Agarkar-led choice committee to not give ‘the already well-rested’ extra breaks.
“The large studying for the selectors from this dwelling season is that don’t relaxation the already well-rested gamers due to their stature. I say this once more, each Rohit & Virat would solely have benefited from taking part in the Duleep Trophy begin of the season,” wrote Manjrekar in a put up on X (previously Twitter).
The large studying for the selectors from this dwelling season is that don’t relaxation the already properly rested gamers due to their stature.
I say this once more, each Rohit & Virat would solely have benefited from taking part in the Duleep Trophy begin of the season.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 5, 2024
Kohli and Rohit can have a giant accountability on their shoulders because the Indian crew travels to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with out veterans like Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara. Some consultants already recommend that Kohli, Rohit and the spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have most likely performed their final Take a look at collectively at dwelling.
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