"His Own Form...": South Africa Great's Straightforward Advice To Rohit Sharma

17.06.2023 - 12:07 sports.ndtv.com

Former South Africa cricket team skipper Graeme Smith said that Rohit Sharma needs to hit the "refresh" button in order to improve his form in Test cricket.

Smith referred to Rohit's current lack of runs in the longest format of the sport and said that consistency has been a problem for the India skipper.

Rohit did not have a good outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and also in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia.

Smith said that Rohit is currently going through a rough patch and he needs to adopt a fresh approach in the near future. "One of the biggest challenges of a captain is your own personal performance.

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