Former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri believes that while star batter Virat Kohli will play for a few years more, a call will soon be taken on current skipper Rohit Sharma’s future. This comes after the duo’s dismal performances in the ongoing Melbourne Test.
In the fourth Border-Gavaskar series Test, Rohit could only manage to score a total of 12 runs despite replacing KL Rahul as the opener while Virat also disappointed, scoring just 41 runs in total throughout the 2 innings.
During Day 5 of the fourth Test match in Melbourne, commentator Mark Nicholas asked Shastri on Star Sports on whether he believes that this can be the end of the road for both Virat and Rohit.
“I think Virat will play for some time. Forget the way he got out, or whatever. I think he’ll play for another three or four years. As far as Rohit is concerned, it’s a call. At the top of the order, you know, just feel the footwork isn’t the same. He’s probably at times, late in meeting the ball so it’s his call at the end of the series,” Shastri said.
Both the senior batters failed to contribute much in India’s chase of 340 against Australia on the final day of the fourth Test and were disappointingly dismissed for low scores. While Rohit once again got sent back to the dugout by opposing skipper Pat Cummins for only 9 runs, Virat was dismissed by Mitchell Starc after scoring just 5 runs.
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