As India failed to stop Australia from winning the Melbourne Test, former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna decided to take a dig Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma due to their poor form in recent matches in the longest format of the game. “What are Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli doing? Take your attention away from Rishabh Pant. He only played like that from day one. He will continue to make similar mistakes. Tell me about Kohli and Rohit, what are they doing after the last 40-45 innings? They should automatically sit outside, if the selectors don’t then they have to do it themselves. You and I can’t throw them away. Whatever shape they are in, even if you bowl, they will come out. I say this from experience. A shot that scores for them, why wouldn’t they play it? David Gower and Gundappa Viswanath scored so many runs with cut shots,” Surinder Khanna told ANI.
Rohit struggled for form and did all the hard work during the fifth day but eventually returned to the dressing room with nothing to show for it. Instead of using all weapons, Rohit took a defensive stance and scored nine runs off 40 deliveries. After effectively dealing with the pace threat, he decided to take on his counterpart. Pat Cummins. His attempt to hit the ball resulted in a thick outside edge that went into Mitchell Marsh by the ravine. With his head and shoulders down, Rohit returned to the dugout and left the floodgates open.
After Rohit’s dismissal, everything fell apart for the Indian team. KL Rahul joined the Indian captain in the same over for a five-ball duck. Virat Kohli lost his discipline and was involved in the left-arm spinner’s batting. Mitchell Stark at the last ball before dinner. Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant provided stability and confidence as they led the charge against the Australian bowling attack.
The 68-year-old further said that if both of them continue to fail, then the breeders should take a decision.
“Our batters Kohli and Rohit are not in form and the selectors need to make a call. If they don’t announce…then the breeders need to announce something. Going into the next Test, play with the youth, we will win, like under Bumrah we won the first Test. We have surpassed Australia. Ever since Rohit came back we have been struggling. It may sound harsh, but if you want to win, you’ll have to make tough decisions. We watch, we cry… we have the right to win. say it,” the former cricketer added.
Barring an unbeaten 100 in the first Test in Perth, the Australians managed to silence Virat as he managed just 26 runs, including three single-digit scores, in the remaining four innings.
Virat scored just 614 runs at an average of 21.92, with just one century and two fifties to his name and a best score of 100*. In nine Tests this year, he has scored 376 runs at an average of 25.06, with just one hundred and fifty to his name in 17 innings. His best result is 100*.
The decade of 2020 has not been kind to tester Virat. In 37 Tests and 64 innings, he made just 1964 runs at an average of 31.67, with just three centuries and nine fifties and a best score of 186.
In the ongoing ICC World Test Championship final, Virat scored 687 runs at an average of 36.15 in 12 matches and 21 innings, with two centuries and three fifties and a best score of 121.
On the other hand, Rohit’s comeback has been marked by his lack of form and the struggle to have his name ignored. The experienced opener has just 31 runs from five innings at an average of 6.20.
Rohit was criticized for his Test batting after the Bangladesh series. He scored just 42 runs in two Test matches at an average of just 10.50.
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