Apart from Rohit’s struggles with that bat, his captaincy has also gone unnoticed.
Captain Rohit Sharma has come under heavy criticism following India’s struggles in the ongoing fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Melbourne. Echoing the same line, former India selector MSK Prasad criticized Rohit for his poor batting performance and also for his “pathetic” captaincy.
Rohit failed to deliver with the bat despite returning to the top of the order in Melbourne and was once again dismissed cheaply for just three runs. Before that, the dynamic right-hander managed paltry scores of 6, 3 and 10 in his first three innings of the series batting in the middle order.
On the other hand, Rohit’s captaincy has also been questionable and has come under scrutiny, with questions over his fielding placements and bowling rotations.
The Australian batsmen absolutely dominated the visitors, racking up runs and eventually posting a solid first innings total of 474. However, India struggled with the bat once again, having lost half their team for just 164 runs on the board on Boxing Day 2. Test of the day.
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MSK Prasad lashes out at Rohit Sharma after India’s woes
Prasad heavily criticized Rohit’s leadership, batting performance and general attitude, portraying him as lost and directionless.
“The captaincy has a direct impact on the team’s performance. Unfortunately, Rohit has not been proactive and is struggling. When Sam Konstas was firing all guns, he continued with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj for 11 overs instead of turning to someone else,” MSK Prasad said on Star Sports during commentary on Day 2 of the Melbourne Test.
Prasad added: “You actually raised the issue of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Going into this series, you know, we had our 3-match series against New Zealand. It was pathetic. It never happened in the history of Indian cricket that we lost 3 games in a row. Rohit got absolutely no runs in that series, so he comes into this series. He didn’t play the first game. “Bumrah led the team very well, so Rohit comes after a backdrop of continuous failures.”
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