Rohit Sharma registered a nine-ball duck, cleaned up by Tim Southee on Day 1.© AFP
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar criticised captain Rohit Sharma over his mushy dismissal within the first innings of the continuing second Take a look at towards New Zealand. Rohit registered a nine-ball duck, cleaned up by Tim Southee whereas making an attempt to defend an outswinging supply. Notably, Southee has now dismissed Rohit 14 instances in worldwide, the joint-most by any bowler alongside Kagiso Rabada. Throughout a dialogue on ESPNcricinfo, Manjrekar analysed Rohit’s struggles and criticised the India captain’s method whereas defending.
“I appreciated the 50 that he obtained within the second innings of the final Take a look at. He appeared good, however clearly within the first innings, when there’s a little bit within the pitch, that very same unfastened protection, which we used to speak about firstly of his worldwide profession,” Manjrekar mentioned.
Manjrekar additionally advised that Rohit has been a bit weak when the ball is difficult and the pitch has one thing on supply for the bowlers.
“He wouldn’t take a step ahead and he would react simply with the bat, that’s beginning to occur, and when he had that improbable collection in England, he was doing the identical factor, the entrance pad by no means goes down the pitch as a lot as Virat does, however he was capable of go away balls outdoors the off stump. I believe they’ve labored out a approach to bowl to Rohit Sharma. When you see he was made to play that ball and in an try to play a ball that he needed to play, that motion, he’s at all times reacting with the bat. That occurred within the first Take a look at as properly, the place there was a DRS state of affairs, the place he was reacting to the motion with the bat, and the pad was not there.
“That makes him a bit of weak when there’s a little bit within the pitch and the ball is difficult. So sure, the protection, greater than something, is a priority as a result of temperamentally this man is sensible. He simply perhaps has to tighten up his protection a bit of extra and issues ought to be okay. I noticed that occur in that second innings of the final Take a look at,” he added.
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