Glimpse of Ajit Agarkar having a chat with Gautam Gambhir© X (Twitter)
Workforce India has been dealing with extreme criticism after dealing with the historic clear sweep in opposition to New Zealand in a three-match Check collection. Chasing 147 on Day 3 of the third Check in Mumbai, India acquired bundled out for 121 and misplaced the sport by 25 runs, leading to a 0-3 whitewash, their first in a house Check collection since South Africa’s 2-0 win in 1999-2000. This was additionally for the primary time India have been swept 0-3 in in a house collection.
After the loss, many questions are being raised on the pitch and efficiency of the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Each the senior gamers miserably failed to go away a mark within the three-match collection.
Throughout the post-match visuals, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar was seen having an intense chat with India head coach Gautam Gambhir. The visuals confirmed Agarkar discussing one thing with Gambhir, who was standing with assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.
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Although nothing has been made clear to date, we are able to assume that BCCI will probably be taking some stern steps concerning the way forward for Kohli and Rohit.
In keeping with a report, there’s a excessive risk that the five-match Check collection in opposition to Australia may very well be the ultimate one for at the least two of the 4 seniors amongst Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
“Look, I do not assume we are able to look that far forward. It is essential to concentrate on the subsequent collection, which is Australia,” Rohit mentioned when requested for his ideas on India’s Check future given there’s restricted time left in his captaincy.
“I am not going to look past Australia collection. Australia collection, for us is now very, crucial. We’ll try to concentrate on that relatively than pondering what occurs after,” he mentioned.
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