Former Australian cricketer Simon Katich has criticized Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for his captaincy after the humiliating defeat in the second Test in Adelaide. Simon Katich trusted jasprit bumrah for Indian cricket teamThe victory in the Perth Test, which Rohit Sharma missed due to personal reasons.
Australia defeated India by 10 wickets in the second Test match at Adelaide Oval on 8 December. Pat Cummins– the team led by him tied the BGT 2024-25 series 1-1. This was Rohit’s fourth loss in a row as captain of the Indian Test team. It should be noted that India won the opening test in Perth by 295 runs.
Rohit Sharma needs to be more proactive with his quick moves – Simon Katich
Speaking to ESPNCricinfo on Around The Wicket, Simon Katich He said India missed an opportunity to capitalize on Australia’s early struggles during the second Test. Katich said the bowling lengths in Adelaide were shorter and wider. He said Rohit should have been more proactive.
“When you compare the two results, obviously in Perth Rohit Sharma run and I thought Bumrah’s captaincy, especially the use of his bowlers and their lengths, was far superior to what we saw in Adelaide. I think when Australia were 67 for 7 in Perth on the first day, India attacked the stumps and played fuller and straighter lengths,” Katich said.
“However, when you look at the pitch maps from Adelaide, especially on the night of the first day, they were much shorter and wider and around the 7-8 meter mark. So they missed a trick. Rohit Sharma was at first slip. He. That’s when all this happened. he has to be a little more active when that happens because Australia got out of jail in that session and ended up winning the test,” he added.
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“They missed a trick! Rohit Sharma at first slip – he saw it all.”
Simon Katich says Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy and use of bowlers in Perth is “far superior to what we saw in Adelaide”.#AroundTheWicket @ESPNAusNZ @ESPNcricinfohttps://t.co/DICrZyCy9f pic.twitter.com/3IG09kBxVC
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Rohit Sharma should stay at six – Simon Katich
Simon Katich believes Rohit should remain at number six in India’s batting order. He said that KL Rahul He played a key role in the Perth Test and noted that Rahul has the ability to bowl the Australian bowlers in multiple spells.
“I think he should stay at six and the reason I say that is because I thought KL Rahul was India’s best player in Perth. Although Jaiswal made 160, I thought Rahul set them up in both innings. “Even though he ran out in Adelaide, I think Australia have made really good progress because right now he looks like a player who can really hurt Australia,” Katich said.
“The reason I say that is because he can stop this Australian attack and bowl them a lot of spells and we saw that in Perth, especially in the second innings. I think Rohit Sharma should stay at six and he can be really strong. good aggressive in the middle order player.”
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