Rohit Sharma
In the first test match against England, the Indian team had to face defeat by 28 runs. Team India was in a very strong position after taking a lead of 190 runs in the first innings, but England performed brilliantly in the second innings. In the absence of Kohli, the responsibility of strengthening the Indian batting was on the shoulders of Rohit Sharma. The Indian captain could score only 24 and 39 runs in both the innings. Chasing 231 runs to win, the Indian team was bowled out for 202 runs on the fourth day of the match. Now former England player Geoffrey Boycott has said something big for captain Rohit Sharma.
This former player said a big thing
Geoffrey Boycott said that India are missing Virat Kohli badly and Ravindra Jadeja has a hamstring injury and will not play the second Test. Their captain Rohit Sharma is almost 37 years old and is past his best performance in the game. He sometimes plays effective short innings, but has scored only two Test centuries at home in four years. Their team is also weak in fielding. He dropped the catch of Ollie Pope at the score of 110 runs. Due to this they suffered a loss of 86 runs and lost the match.
Team India lost even after taking the lead
The spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel looked ineffective in the second innings. In conditions that were favorable for the spinners, the English batsmen made excellent use of the sweep and reverse sweep against them. Boycott said that England troubled India with their sweeps and reverse sweeps. It would be shocking for the Indian team to lose after taking a lead of 190 runs. This had never happened to them before on home pitches where they thought they were invincible. He said that the Indian team will miss Jadeja a lot in the Test starting from February 2 in Visakhapatnam.
This former veteran said that Jadeja’s exclusion is a big shock. He is a brilliant bowler and an excellent fielder. He was also India’s top scorer in the first Test. Kohli is their charismatic player. His average on Indian pitches is around 60. His presence also energizes other team members. His absence is a big blow for India and England should take full advantage of it before his return in the third Test.
(Input: PTI)
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