Veteran India Star Delivers Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy, Questions Axar Patel's Role

10.03.2023 - 06:13 sports.ndtv.com

Veteran Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik appreciated Rohit Sharma's captaincy during Day 1 of the fourth Test match against Australia on Thursday but also pointed out multiple occasions where he could have done better.

With 9 overs to go in the day's play, Rohit decided to go with the second new ball and that resulted in Aussie batters scoring freely towards the very end of the day.

Karthik said in a recent interaction that Rohit could have taken the new ball directly on Day 2 and also made a couple of points about how he has used spinner Axar Patel in the match till now. "I liked it for the large part of the day.

He was proactive in field placings. He didn't use the usual method of keeping silly point, short leg. There wasn't a single bat pad and the ball didn't lob up or anything.

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