Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had a couple of poor scores in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. Even coming into the series the Indian skipper was short of runs in the home season both against Bangladesh and New Zealand developing a certain pattern of losing his off-stump and getting squared up against the fast-bowlers. However former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said the 37-year-old is not under any pressure.
“He has never been under pressure at all. Everybody knows what he can do and how he can deliver. He will probably be the least worried of the lot. I think we are all concerned because of the fact that he didn’t score runs in the Adelaide game, but he is perfectly capable of coming back and coming back in a big way,” Gavaskar said speaking on Star Sports.
India’s first Test win in Perth was built around a solid batting foundation in the second innings by Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul. With the batting well Rohit decided he would come down the batting order for the Adelaide Test where he clearly looked out of sorts in both the innings.
“If he opens the batting or bats down the order, the pitch should not be an issue. It’s just a question of making that mental adjustment. For the last four or five years, you have been the opening bat. Then you come here and because of the double-century partnership at Perth, you do not disturb the opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal,” Gavaskar observed.
“That made sense but because he has been an opening bat and likes to take responsibility as the captain and the leader of the pack, I think he will want to open the batting. I don’t think it sends any signals because Rahul, before the Perth Test, had been batting in the middle order,” Gavaskar added.
India will take on Australia in third Test starting on Saturday in Brisbane.
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