Published: Dec 18, 2024, 06:29 AM (IST)
Edited: Dec 18, 2024, 06:29 AM (IST)
Indian Test skipper Rohit Sharma seems to be going through a downfall in his form in Tests, which has been witnessed majorly in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2924-25. It was the same story for Rohit in Day 4 of the third Test between India and Australia as Rohit got dismissed for a score of just 10 runs.
Former India’s star wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik noticed Rohit’s batting struggles and stepped up with an advice for the skipper who has been struggling to score any big number for the team in the longest format.
During his analysis n Cricbuzz, Dinesh connected Rohit’s struggles to a lack of confidence, which has caused issues in his batting. He has suggested Rohit will be disappointed with his recent performance, and will have to address these technical issues to gain his old form.
“I think Rohit will be very disappointed in himself. Even today you could see that he played slightly in front. With Rohit, he has never been someone who lunges forward for the ball but what he does do is play almost close to his front pad. But here you can see that he has gone ahead and what does that tell you? That his form is not as good as he would like it to be. now one thing that he has done well is that attack himself out of pressure in all formats. We all clapped that attacking cricket, especially in white-ball where he was a pioneer of this approach,” Dinesh Karthik said on Cricbuzz.
Karthik also advised Rohit to change his focus from aggressive style and make building long innings his first priority. He wants Rohit to keep his stay on the innings for long and play patiently. With more than a decade and a half of playing international cricket, Dinesh believes Rohit to be having the ability to overcome his struggle of batting.
“I think it is time for him to show the other way around, to guts it out. Make sure that he is there, avoid shots that is going to be dangerous on that pitch and back his technique. Rohit Sharma has played a decade and a half of international cricket (17 years), if you are telling that his technique is not water-tight, I will be very surprised. He has got areas that he is vulnerable in, but everybody has that, he needs to guts it out, fight it out. I am not sure if he believes in it right now, but that could be his confidence. But if he puts his mind to it, this question can be answered. Because what India needs, is a mentally tough Rohit Sharma,” Karthik concluded.
Coming to match, India managed to avoid the follow-on all because of an important 39-run partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep. Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul also made significant contributions to the team total. Indian innings ended at 260, as they got bowled out in the starting phase of Day 5. Both the teams are yet to bat their second innings as of now.
