India captain Rohit Sharma faced huge backlash for his decision to change the top of the batting order and retract his statement.

Notably, during the pre-match press conference of the ongoing Boxing Day Test, Rohit had declared that he would not disturb Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul’s position at the top. However, during the match, he decided to open alongside Jaiswal while Rahul came out at number 3.

However, Rohit struggled with the bat even after returning to the top of the order in Melbourne, where he was dismissed for just three runs. Early in the series, the talented right-hander posted low scores of 6, 3 and 10 in his first three innings while batting in the middle order.

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Former India star criticizes Rohit Sharma for changing opening order

In the same vein, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar criticized Rohit for his decision and highlighted Rohit’s words in the press conference.

Manjrekar said on Star Sports during the commentary, “Rohit Sharma had said in the press conference that he did not want to disturb the position of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, but when the match started, they completely disturbed (Rohit Sharma had said) in the conference. of press. who does not want to disturb the positions of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul (but, when the match started, he certainly disturbed it).

Apart from this, Rohit Sharma also faced criticism for his batting and poor captaincy, allowing Australia to post a commanding total of 474 in the first innings.

The visitors, on the other hand, find themselves in a tough situation after going 5 down while managing just 164 runs on the scoreboard, currently trailing by 310 runs.

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