Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has attributed Rohit Sharma’s poor batting form in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to the team’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024. He feels the drag-on effect of India’s title win is still visible, affecting Rohit’s batting.
Rohit Sharma scored a total of 31 runs in three Tests at an average of 6.20 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. entered series on the back of a disappointing home Test season in which he scored just 133 runs in 10 innings at an average of 13.30.
His poor returns affected India’s performance as the team needed him to score runs and show experience in tough Australian conditions. As a result, there are speculations about him leaving the longest format of the game.
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Rohit Sharma’s poor form for India to win T20 World Cup 2024 – Sanjay Bangar
Speaking on Star Sports’ ‘Follow the Blues’ show, Sanjay Bangar shared his thoughts on Rohit Sharma’s form. Bangar argued that the form of the captain and the team goes down when they win a major title.
He cited the example of India’s 1983 World Cup title win, where India were thrashed by West Indies in the series immediately after winning the title over the same opposition. He also cited 2011 as an example, showing that the team went through a difficult period after their great victory.
“This happens whenever any captain wins the World Cup, be it T20 or ODI. I will remind you of the 1983 World Cup, Kapil Dev’s team beat West Indies, then West Indies came to India and crushed them,” observed Bangar .
“In 2011, we won the 50-over World Cup and it was a very bad time from 2011 to 2013. There is probably a little bit of an impact from that earlier moment and things like that happen once or twice a decade. Is there a slight drag effect?” argued.
Sanjay Bangar wants Rohit Sharma to return to domestic cricket
There has been a lot of talk about Rohit Sharma returning to domestic cricket to regain his red ball form. Sanjay Bangar advised to follow the path of Rohit Sharma Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara and plays domestic cricket.
“Playing domestic cricket has been discussed a lot. (Cheteshwar) Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have also been brought down and they are neither less nor bigger than Rohit Sharma. Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara are still sweating on the dusty ground today to show that kind of hunger. ” said Bangar.
Both Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been regulars in domestic cricket ever since their retirement from national cricket. teams. Pujara has also done stints in domestic cricket. Rahane was recently in blistering form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Rohit Sharma’s figures since India won the T20 World Cup 2024
Ever since India won the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Sharma has been on a continuous run in Test cricket. After winning the title, Rohit scored just 164 runs in eight Tests at an average of 10.93.
He has now retired from the T20I format after India’s T20 World Cup win, but is still an active player in Tests and ODIs. Rohit has played three ODIs since India’s victory in the T20 World Cup, where he scored 157 runs at an average of 52.33 and a strike rate of 141.44.
