Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has criticized the dismissal of Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain’s poor batting performance led to India setting an unwanted record at the ICC World Cup. After failing to score a single run in the match against Australia, the top three batsmen were removed for ducks.
Rohit Sharma was the top scorer in the 2019 World Cup tournament held in England and scored his fifth century in the previous tournament, but his ODI World Cup campaign ended after he was sent off in his home country. It was a disastrous start. without worrying about scorers. He was fired by Josh Hazlewood.
Sunil Gavaskar, in his column for Sportstar, highlighted the Indian captain’s performance in the last World Cup, saying that his footwork was vulnerable to new bowlers, which made him vulnerable to inbound deliveries. I was of the opinion that there is.
Gavaskar also added that if the Indian captain can regain the form he showed in the last World Cup, it will bode well for the players in blue.
“In the last tournament of 2019, Indian captain Rohit Sharma hit five centuries and half-centuries.This, probably the last World Cup, he started from zero in the first match. It became.
“His footwork is noticeably slow initially, which makes him vulnerable to subsequent attacks. “If he can get back to his 2019 form, India could get off to a very good start. It is guaranteed,” Sunil Gavaskar said.
Rohit Sharma looked vibrant during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The 36-year-old scored five centuries for India in the mega event while playing in English conditions, giving the Men in Blue a much-needed start in difficult conditions. With the main event taking place at home, the Men in Blue will be hoping their captain can regain his form as the tournament progresses.
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Sunil Gavaskar believes no team will enter the long tournament in India as favorites as lower-ranked teams Afghanistan, Netherlands and Sri Lanka will be eliminated in the first matches. He believes that it will be difficult for big teams to maintain their form in this mega event in the future.
“Afghanistan and the Netherlands, the so-called weaker nations, started with defeats, as did Sri Lanka, who had to qualify for the tournament.It will be a long road for any team, No team will be able to call themselves favorites after the first match, so this could be the most exciting tournament,” added Sunil Gavaskar.
The Men in Blue will face Afghanistan in the second ODI World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, but the Indian team will be without Shubman Gill, who is still recovering from dengue fever. He will be heading into the match without any problems. encounter. Gill was reportedly admitted to a hospital in Chennai due to low platelet count.
