Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has criticized Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for their continued failures in BGT 2024-25. Reacting to their dismissal on the fifth day of the Boxing Day Test, Manjrekar had this to say KohliThe all-time greatness of the player may be in doubt, while Rohit played an inexcusable knock.
Team India took down Australia by 184 runs in Melbourne in the fourth Test of the five-match series on Monday, December 30. Chasing 340, the visitors were bowled out for 155 in 79.1 overs. Rohit (9) was caught in the gully, trying to whip Pat Cummins. Kohli (5) was killed off again chasing a wide ball outside the off-stump from Mitchell Starc.
Speaking to ESPNcricinfo after India's disappointing batting effort, Manjrekar He questioned the shot selection of both India's top batsmen. He commented:
“Rohit Sharma, the shot he played after he played so well, I don't think there's an excuse for that. That should be seen as a mistake. Virat Kohli continuing to go out like that makes you doubt everything he has. The greatness of the time because it has become too much.” “
After India lost three wickets for 33 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal (84) and Rishabh Pant (30) lifted the visitors with a fourth-wicket stand of 88. However, the latter was killed off by part-time spinner Travis Head, miscuing a pull attempt. While Pant has come under a lot of criticism for his choice of stroke, Manjrekar wondered if that was the case India They were making an external attempt to chase the target. The 59-year-old said:
“As for Pant, I'm just wondering, in that last session, given that India had so many wickets in hand, whether there was some talk. In the press conference, Rohit Sharma hinted at that. With wickets in hand, “They thought they could do it. Make one try with Pant there and see if things happen – some miracle recovery could happen. If not, they can play for a draw.”
Indian batting collapsed after Pant's exit as they went from 121-4 to 155 all out. For Australia, skipper Cummins and pacer Scott Boland picked up three wickets each, while off-spinner Nathan Lyon took two.
Kohli and Rohit stats in BGT 2024-25
Kohli has managed just 167 runs in seven innings in BGT 2024-25 so far, at an average of 27.83. He scored a hundred in the second innings of the Perth Test but other than that was of little interest. He reached 36 in Melbourne's first innings but appeared to have been troubled by Jaiswal's run out and died soon after, again playing a loose knock outside off.
Rohitwho missed the first Test, only managed 31 runs in five innings at a dismal average of 6.20, with a top 10. He did not look to have any kind of batting rhythm at all across the three Test matches he was part of. to.
Edited by Renne Welbin Albert
