India captain Rohit Sharma‘s starvation for taking part in Check cricket may be there nevertheless it is not being seen in his actions. The skipper produced one among his most woeful performances on an away tour as India succumbed to a 1-3 defeat in opposition to Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit’s below-par performances with the bat noticed him even being benched for the ultimate match in Sydney. Whereas the 37-year-old has maintained that he intends to proceed enjoying Check cricket, former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar needs the dedication to be mirrored in his actions.
Rohit has been suggested by many, together with India coach Gautam Gambhir, to play Ranji Trophy, although there is no affirmation on the identical by him. Bangar, in a chat on Star Sports activities, reminded Rohit that even the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane – sidelined from India’s Check crew – have proven starvation for red-ball cricket by constantly enjoying the Ranji Trophy.
“If you find yourself 37 years outdated, each failure hurts as a result of a cricketer is a really proud particular person. When he sees the form of performances he is had prior to now however cannot replicate them, and when younger gamers are performing effectively, these elements weigh closely on his thoughts. This may need influenced his choice. He wants to find out whether or not he nonetheless has the starvation to play Check cricket. If he does, that starvation should replicate in his actions,” Bangar stated.
“There’s been lots of discuss enjoying home cricket. Gamers like Pujara and Rahane, who’re on par with Rohit Sharma in stature, have been dropped prior to now however have proven their starvation by enjoying in home cricket. Even as we speak, they’re sweating it out on home grounds, which is a giant drop from the depth of worldwide cricket. Rohit has expressed his want to proceed enjoying for India and has stated,” I’m not going anyplace; I nonetheless wish to play.’ If he follows by and performs in home cricket, nobody can cease him. However that kind and starvation should be evident,” he added.
Bangar additionally criticised the Indian crew administration for being reactive and never proactive within the collection of gamers.
“Nitish Reddy’s surprising efficiency put the crew in a dilemma. The mix of Nitish Reddy with Washington Sundar or Ravindra Jadeja created confusion. When there may be an in-form participant, it is laborious to drop him. The crew administration appeared to react because the sequence progressed reasonably than being proactive. On these pitches, choices ought to have been made primarily based on the rapid necessities. A extra proactive method may have resulted in higher crew combos,” he asserted.
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