Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar linked Rohit Sharma’s poor batting form in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the team’s victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup last year. He feels that the carryover effect of India’s title win is still visible and is affecting Rohit’s batting.
Rohit Sharma had a torrid time in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy adding just 31 runs in three Tests at an average of 6.20. He came into the series after a disappointing home Test season in which he scored just 133 runs in 10 innings at an average of 13.30.
His poor results affected India’s performance as the team needed him to score runs and show experience in the harsh Australian conditions. As a result, there is speculation about his retirement from the longest format of the game.
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Rohit Sharma’s poor form due to India’s victory in T20 World Cup 2024 – Sanjay Bangar
While speaking on the ‘Follow the Blues’ show on Star Sports, Sanjay Bangar spoke about Rohit Sharma’s worrying form. Bangar stated that the form of a captain and a team tends to go down when they win a major title.
He cited the example of India’s titles in the 1983 World Cup, where India were thrashed by the West Indies in the series just after winning the title over the same rival. He also gave the example of 2011, when the team went through a difficult period after its iconic victory.
“This happens when any captain wins the World Cup, be it T20 or ODI. I will remind you of the 1983 World Cup, Kapil Dev’s team beat the West Indies, and then the West Indies came to India and defeated them “, Bangar. observed.
“In 2011, we won the 50-over World Cup and things were very bad between 2011 and 2013. There is probably a slight carryover effect from that earlier time, and things like that happen once or twice in decades. So, Is it a slight carryover effect from that?” argument.
Sanjay Bangar wants Rohit Sharma to return to domestic cricket
There has been a lot of talk about Rohit Sharma returning to domestic cricket to regain his red-ball form. Sanjay Bangar has advised Rohit Sharma to follow the path of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara and play domestic cricket.
“There was a lot of discussion about playing domestic cricket. (Cheteshwar) Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were also eliminated and their stature is no less or more than Rohit Sharma. Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara are still sweating on the dusty ground today. They will have to show that kind of hunger,” Bangar said.
Both Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been regulars in domestic cricket since they were dropped from the national teams. Pujara has also worked in domestic cricket. Rahane was in excellent form recently in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Rohit Sharma’s numbers since India’s victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup
Since India’s victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma is having a continuous lean period in Test cricket. Since winning the title, Rohit has scored just 164 runs in eight Tests at an average of 10.93.
He already retired from the T20I format after India’s victory in the T20 World Cup, but remains an active player in Tests and ODIs. Rohit has also played three ODIs since India’s victory in the T20 World Cup in which he scored 157 runs at an average of 52.33 and a strike rate of 141.44.