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Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes that Virat Kohli still has 3-4 years of cricket left, but due to lack of form and technique in the Test format, captain Rohit Sharma has been dropped for the ongoing series against Australia. After this one should think about cricketing future.
Rohit’s average in BGT is 6 India’s senior batsmen Rohit and Kohli are continuously struggling with poor form. Rohit has scored only 31 runs in five innings, in which he has been able to touch double figures only once. His scores in the series are 3, 6, 10, 3 and 9 runs. During this period his average has been 6.20. Not only this, this is the lowest average of any captain on Australian tour.
Kohli out of form since Perth Test Despite scoring a century in the Perth Test, Kohli is continuously getting out on balls outside the off stump. His scores in the series are 5, 100, 7, 11, 3, 36 and 5. Shastri told Star Sports, “I think Kohli will play for the next three or four years.
Had he not been the captain, perhaps Rohit would not have been playing right now: Irfan Former Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan believes that if Rohit Sharma had not been the captain of India, he would not have got a place in the playing XI due to his current form. “You would have had a set team,” he said. KL Rahul is the opening batsman, he has shown a brilliant game along with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Rohit could score only 42 runs in four innings during the Test against Bangladesh. He could score only 91 runs in three matches against New Zealand.
Virat will be disappointed with the way he got out: Shastri Talking about Kohli, Shastri said, Virat batted well in the first innings. He will be disappointed with the manner of his dismissal as he could have left the ball driving outside the off stump.
Shastri said, Virat is not giving up driving outside the off stump. We all talk about his discipline, why can’t he bring that discipline on the field?
Virat was once again out on a ball outside the off stump in the second innings.
“Pant’s wicket was the turning point” On the match, Shastri said, I think Rishabh Pant’s wicket was the turning point of the match. Australia knew that they could not win the match without Pant and Jaiswal. The fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin in Sydney from January 3.
Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was out for 28 runs on Monday.
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