New Delhi:
Gavaskar makes big points about Rohit Sharma: The reaction from the veterans continues after the withdrawal of the name of captain Rohit Sharma from the fifth and last Test match (Aus vs Ind 5th Test) against the hosts which started in Sydney from Friday. The great Gavaskar feels that Rohit Sharma has played his last Test for the team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after he decided to rest for the fifth Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. With the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle concluding for India with the Australia tour, Gavaskar feels it is the right time to focus on the upcoming cycle.
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Rohit’s participation in the final match of the series was uncertain after head coach Gautam Gambhir’s strange response to the captain’s inclusion in the playing 11 during the pre-match press conference on Thursday. However, in the evening it became clear that Rohit would not play in the match. At the time of the toss, Jasprit Bumrah wore the captain’s cap, while Shubman Gill replaced Rohit in the playing 11. The second change in the team was that Prasidh Krishna was included in place of injured Akash Deep.
Rohit’s struggles with the bat forced them to give up space for the youngster. He scored just 31 runs in five innings in three Test matches, which was a far cry from his usual form and struggled to execute his signature shots, including his trademark front pull. The year 2024 was particularly challenging for Rohit in Test cricket. In 14 matches and 26 innings, he managed to score 619 runs at an average of 24.76, with just two centuries and one half-century to his name.
Gavaskar said on Star Sports, “I think this means that India will not be able to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship. I think the Melbourne Test will be Rohit Sharma’s last match. New cycle of the World Test Championship England Will start from the series, so they will look for a player who is available for the final in 2027, it is a different matter, but I think the selection committee will do the same. last seen in test cricket Is.”
The veteran suggested that selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar played an important role in the decision to rest Rohit for the final Test of the series. India were trailing 1-2 before the Sydney Test, so a win in the final match was important to keep their hopes of making it to the WTC Final alive.
Gavaskar said, ‘After all he is also a part of the selection committee. What happens in Indian cricket is that there is a selection committee which selects the team to go abroad. Then when you go abroad, the captain, the coach and I think if there is one selector, they usually form the selection committee. I believe selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar is here in the city. Therefore he should also have been a part of that decision. Perhaps some senior players of the team might have been asked.
