On Rohit Sharma's Form, India Great Delivers Honest Verdict Ahead Of WTC Final

06.06.2023 - 21:09 sports.ndtv.com

India captain Rohit Sharma didn't have the finest of outings in the Indian Premier League. Though Mumbai Indians went as far as the Qualifier 2 in the tournament, playing 16 games, Rohit's contributions with the bat weren't as much as his team would've wanted.

With the focus now shifting to the ICC World Test Championship final, India great Dilip Vengsarkar gave his honest opinion on Rohit's form and the switch from T20 cricket and Test cricket.

Though Rohit hasn't been at his best, Vengsarkar remains hopeful of seeing him bring his A-game on the table against Australia. "Rohit's role will be very crucial both as a captain and also as an opener.

He is a big match player and the occasion can't get any bigger than this. I hope he brings his A-game to the table," Vengsarkar said in a chat with Hindustan Times.

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Shubman Gill has been enjoying a brilliant run of form recently with impressive knocks in all three formats of cricket. The youngster has emerged as a solid opening batter for the Indian cricket team and there have been talks among certain cricket experts regarding his future prospects as someone who can replace Rohit Sharma as skipper. Former national selector, Bhupinder Singh Sr, who served from 2005 to 2008, believes that Gill is well on his way to become the next “batting sensation” of the country but it is too early to determine if he can go on to become a good captain.

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Three-Match Series For WTC Final? Rohit Sharma's 'Ideal' Idea For ICC Tournament

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma believes that the World Test Championship (WTC) Final can be a third-match series in the future after India were beaten in the summit clash by Australia at the Oval on Sunday. India lost seven wickets in the first session of Day 5 as Australia registered a brilliant 209-run win. In the aftermath of the match, Rohit was asked about possible changes to the WTC Final format and the India skipper believes that the summit clash of the tournament need not be one game.