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NEW DELHI : Speculation that India captain Rohit Sharma and batting stalwart Virat Kohli are set to call time on their test careers has snowballed as the veteran pair continue to struggle in the five-test series in Australia.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma is all set to announce his retirement after the end of the ongoing five-match Test series against Australia, according to a report by Times Of India. The report claimed that the BCCI top brass and selectors have already spoken about the decision and it is highly unlikely that Rohit will be changing his mind. While the exact time of the announcement is not determined, the report said that it will happen after the final Test match in Sydney.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma said that Rishabh Pant needs to understand what is required from himself after their side's crushing defeat against Australia in the fourth Test encounter in Melbourne on Monday. Pant scored 30 off 104 balls in the second innings and the left-hander stitched together a brilliant partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal that almost guided India to safety. However, he was dismissed after playing a rash shot and that opened the floodgates as the visitors kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Rohit said that Pant needs to assess the risk percentage and play accordingly.
India skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on batter Shubman Gill failing to make it into the playing eleven at the Melbourne Test and said that they wanted to have that extra bit of cushion in the bowling for which the 25-year-old left behind. Australia clinched a 184-run victory over India at the Melbourne Test, with the win the host took a 2-1 lead in the series. While India's chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at Lord's fade away. In a surprising change to India's lineup for the Boxing Day Test at the iconic MCG, Shubman Gill was dropped, and Rohit Sharma made a return to the top of the batting order.
Jasprit Bumrah has been the anchor of India's pace attack in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has so far taken 30 wickets at an average of 12.83. In contrast, the rest of the Indian bowlers have managed 36 wickets at an average of 41.33. Following India's defeat in the Melbourne Test, where the 31-year-old fast bowler claimed a five-wicket haul, captain Rohit Sharma was questioned about the risk of over-bowling Bumrah. "Yeah, there is," Rohit said, according to ESPNcricinfo.
With India failing to prevent Australia from winning the Melbourne Test, former India cricketer Surinder Khanna took a dig at Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma over their poor form in recent matches in the longest format of the game. "What are Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli doing? Remove attention from Rishabh Pant. He used to play like this only from day one. He will continue to make such mistakes. Tell me about Kohli and Rohit, what have they doing since the last 40-45 innings? They should automatically sit outside if selectors are not doing it then they should do it themselves. You and I can't throw them out. The kind of form they are in then even if you will bowl, they will get out. I am saying this by experience. The shot which is their scoring one, why should not they play? David Gower and Gundappa Vishwanath scored so many runs by playing cut shots," Surinder Khanna told ANI.
First undone by an unfortunate run-out, then denied a century by a controversial third umpire call, Yashasvi Jaiswal had quite a drama-filled outing against Australia in the 4th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Jaiswal came close to scoring a century in both the innings but had to return to the dressing room in the 80s on both occasions. His dismissal in the second innings, however, triggered a huge controversy, with the third umpire deciding to overturn the on-field umpire's call despite Snicko not showing a spike. In the press conference, India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that the team was "unfortunate" about the decision made by the third umpire.
Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was once again the top performer as he claimed a five-wicket haul during the fourth Test encounter against Australia in Melbourne. With Australia in a dominant position, Bumrah's figures were extremely important and out of the 82 overs bowled by India in the second innings, the star pacer bowled 24 overs. Overall, he bowled 53.2 overs in the match and it was only the third time when he bowled more than 50 overs in a Test. While the performance was not hampered at all, Bumrah was heard telling Rohit towards the end of Day 4 that he will not be able to bowl anymore and was struggling to put in an effort. 'Bas ab, nahi laga raha zor (Enough now. I cannot find strength anymore)', Bumrah was heard saying on the stump-mic.