“Like Virat Kohli, he is among the finest cricketers of our nation” – Former Indian captain backs Rohit Sharma beneath fireplace amid 2024-25 BGT Take a look at collection

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev fell out of form Rohit Sharma forward of the third Take a look at of the continued five-match collection in Brisbane, which begins on December 14. The 1983 World Cup-winning skipper stated Rohit was among the many 4 finest batters to have performed for the nation, preserving him in the identical class as Virat Kohli.

Kapil Dev’s remarks got here regardless of Rohit scoring 142 runs in his final six Assessments (12 innings) at a mean of 11.83, together with a solitary half-century. The 37-year-old was dropped off in Adelaide for lodging KL Rahul on the opening slot however failed miserably within the center order. The proper-handed hitter returned with scores of three and 6 in his two outings.

Talking about Rohit Sharma, Kapil Dev stated throughout an occasion at Delhi Golf Membership on Monday, December 9 (by way of Information 18):

“Like Virat Kohli, he is among the finest cricketers of our nation. In case you put the 4 finest batsmen, he can be there. If he is going by way of a tricky time, it is as much as him to resolve how rapidly he can bounce again.

“He doesn’t should show himself. He is been doing this for a lot of, a few years, so let’s not doubt anybody. I will not doubt him. I hope his type returns, it’s essential,” he added.

“Simply six months in the past he gained the T20 World Cup” – Kapil Dev slams criticism of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy

Kapil Dev additional slammed critics for questioning Rohit Sharma’s captaincy after shedding 4 matches in a row, together with a 0-3 loss to New Zealand at residence. The legendary all-rounder highlighted Rohit’s result in the T20 World Cup 2024 crown earlier this 12 months. He stated throughout the identical interplay:

“With one or two performances, should you doubt somebody’s captaincy, I imply, simply six months in the past when he gained the T20 World Cup, you would not have requested me that query. Let go, figuring out his talents and expertise, he’ll come again. They may come again in power.

Rohit Sharma is the fourth captain after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni (twice) and Virat Kohli to lose 4 Assessments in a row.

Indian captains with most consecutive Take a look at defeats:

• 6 MAK Pataudi (1967-68)
• 5Sachin Tendulkar (1999-00)
• 4Datta Gaekwad (1959)
• 4MS Dhoni (2011)
• 4MS Dhoni (2014)
• 4Virat Kohli (2020-21)
• 4Rohit Sharma (2024)*

On Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy within the 295-run win in Perth, Dev stated it was too early to touch upon his management. The 65-year-old continued:

“I believe it’s too early to speak about it. With one efficiency you possibly can’t say he is one of the best, and with one unhealthy efficiency you possibly can’t say he does not deserve it.

“Let a participant play a whole lot of cricket, tackle a whole lot of captaincy duties. Ups and downs will occur, after which you’ll decide an individual on how they react in powerful instances, not in good instances. In good instances, we do not have to guage. When he’s depressed,” he added.

Dev additional hesitated to reply whether or not the inclusion of Harshit Rana for the second Take a look at after the pacer was a fallacious choice after he conceded 86 runs with out taking any wickets. He concluded:

“I’m no person. How can I decide? There are individuals up there who’ve the duty to resolve who must be on the staff.”

Australia gained the second Take a look at by 10 wickets towards the guests to stage the collection 1–1. The guests will look to bounce again as they goal to finish a hat-trick of Take a look at collection wins Down Below.

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Edited by Sankalp Srivastava