Former cricketer Madan Lal believes Rohit Sharma's declining form has started to reflect on his captaincy after India fell to a 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit's return to the Indian team was shrouded in the colors of defeat after the pink ball continued to haunt the visitors at the Adelaide Oval. The 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia marked Rohit's fourth consecutive loss as India's Test captain. After his fearlessness took India to victory against England earlier this year, Rohit's bat has since resorted to silence.
An under-par series against Bangladesh and a mediocre series of scores against New Zealand have defined Rohit's struggle to put runs on the board.
His poor form extended to Australia as he could manage just nine runs in both innings in Adelaide even though he ended up in sixth place, setting up the opening goal for Rahul, who looked more sublime in the first Test. Perth.
“There will be questions about his form. He has had a lot of failures. He is a top class player but you have to score runs,” Madan Lal told ANI while commenting on Rohit's recent form.
Madan Lal believes that even though Rohit is a world-class player, he has to perform with the bat to keep his critics in check irrespective of the position he plays.
“Sometimes if your form is not good, it has to do with your captaincy. The form is one match away but he has to score points. No matter what position he plays, his points are important because he is a world-class player .” You can only stop criticizing players by scoring points,” he added.
During India's historic 3-0 home series against New Zealand, Rohit contributed just 91 runs in three Test matches, at an average of 15.17. While facing Bangladesh, Rohit collected just 42 runs in two Test matches while averaging just 10.50.
With India in dire need of their high-flying opener to regain their purple patch, Rohit would be hungry to make his mark in the third BGT Test.
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