Indian National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma and big batsman Virat Kohli have come under massive scanner after the team’s loss to New Zealand National Cricket Team. The hosts are 3-0 up against the Black Caps at home in the three-match Test. series.
India’s first whitewash at home in Tests led to some public revelations during the post-mortem. According to reports in the Indian Express, ahead of the Test season at home, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is learned to want the best players to participate in the Duleep Trophy.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin refused to play in the Duleep Trophy
But in the reports, the big names Rohit, Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin He refused to play in the Duleep Trophy, citing “lack of motivation”. It is learned that the BCCI has indicated that after the T20 World Cup 2024, all players should be available for domestic games.
This was because the BCCI wanted all Indian players to get some match experience before the red ball season. In the news, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja everyone agreed to play first. But at the last minute, the senior players later withdrew their names and decided to go into the season without training.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have struggled throughout the home season
Reports also added that Rohit, Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and jasprit bumrah Due to his absence from the Duleep Trophy, the selection committee decided to drop Ravindra Jadeja, who had agreed to play in the domestic tournament.
The lack of experience was quite evident as both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggled to last the entire home season. While the captain managed 133 runs in 10 overs, Kohli scored 192 runs. They haven’t played domestic cricket for a long time. Sharma played in Ranji Trophy in 2015 and Kohli in 2012.
The senior players did not agree to play in the Duleep Trophy. Players like Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul and Washington Sundar participated in the tournament. The result was evident as most of them had at least one significant knock in five Tests.
They should have practiced a bit – Rohit Sharma has Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli not playing in the Duleep Trophy.
With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli not playing in the Duleep Trophy, Sunil Gavaskar also felt that the Indian players should have played domestic cricket as they had a long break after the T20 World Cup 2024. Speaking to Indian Express on the same issue, he explained. :
“They should have had some practice. It’s a long space. I know we beat Bangladesh and so it looked like it was going to be a cakewalk against New Zealand. But with cricketers who have played in India and the IPL, who know what Indian pitches do, New Zealand have a better attack.
The Indian Test team will next be seen in action when they take on Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 starting November 22. They need to win at least 4 games and draw one game in Australia to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship final.
