A section of fans vented their frustration after India captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed for another low score, this time in the first innings of the much-anticipated Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Rohit was dismissed for 3 as early as the second over of the Indian innings. He did not appear fully focused, falling to a loose shot on Day 2 of the Test match.
The poor run of form with the bat continued as the Indian captain’s return to the top of the order ended in disappointment. Rohit played a tentative half-pull to a delivery from Pat Cummins that pitched short and held up slightly on the surface.
The India captain has managed only 22 runs in four innings so far in the series, with scores of 3, 6, 10, and 3. Rohit appeared low on intensity, and his shot lacked conviction, ending his five-ball stay at the crease.
Questions have been raised about Rohit Sharma’s contributions to the Test team, particularly after he moved down to the middle order and failed with the bat in Adelaide and Brisbane. Rohit had opted not to open the innings to allow KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal to play at the top of the order. However, in Melbourne, the batting order was reshuffled after India dropped Shubman Gill, and Rohit returned to the top of the order, only to fail to make an impact.
Rohit Sharma missed the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and India, under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah, went on to hammer Australia by 295 runs in Perth. Since Rohit returned to the side in Adelaide, things have not worked out in India’s favour.
Earlier in the day, Rohit Sharma’s captaincy was questioned over his usage of bowlers as Australia went on to make a massive total of 474 in their first innings. India conceded 143 runs in the first session, taking the attack to the Indian attack that looked hapless.
“All the way, Australia. I think India ran out of ideas. There is absolutely no doubt about that. Australia came in with a game plan — ‘let us try and don’t lose any wicket in the first 45 minutes and score 50-60 runs’. They were 311 for 6. Their first aim would have been 350. But, the rate at which they scored runs, it made their job far easier,” Ravi Shastri said on Friday, criticising Rohit’s captaincy.
Rohit’s numbers with the bat in 2024 in Test cricket has been far from impressive. He has scored only one fifty-plus score In his last 14 innings in Test cricket.
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