Former India head coach Ravi Shastri will not be surprised if controversial skipper Rohit Sharma announces his retirement in the near future, saying a talented and in-form player like Shubman Gill Young people are knocking on the team’s door hard. Rohit, who missed the series opener due to the birth of his second child, scored a maximum of 10 runs in his five innings in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Speculations over Rohit’s place in the XI for the Sydney Test match grew on Thursday when head coach Gautam Gambhir appeared at a pre-match media interaction and did not confirm the captain’s place in the team The more. Shastri was the head coach of the Australian team during the last tour of India and is currently working as a commentator.
“He will take calls about his career but I would not be shocked at all (if Sharma retires) because he is not getting any younger,” Shastri told ICC Review .
“There are other young players on the wing, like Shubman Gill, a player of his caliber who will average over 40 points per game by 2024, but he’s not playing. It’ll fool you. Brain, so you don’t know what he’s doing on the bench, keeping the ball warm.
Rohit no longer looks like a first-class batsman and Shastri wants absolute freedom in the opener.
“If I was around Rohit Sharma, I would tell him, ‘Just go crush it. Just go out and have fun.’ Like when you try to play the way you are playing, it doesn’t look good. , attack the opponent, and let’s see what happens.
“At the end of the day, if India qualified for the World Test Championship (final) or they still qualified for the World Test Championship (final), then that’s a different story entirely.
“Otherwise, I think it might be the right time – but (if Sharma comes on) he should go out with a blaze of glory,” Shastri said.
He also feels that Rohit has struggled with foot movement in the series so far.
“From the outside, when I saw him with the ball, he was a little late. His feet weren’t moving as well as he usually does. Even in his prime, his footwork was limited, but there’s still More. He was more inclined to be caught in the moment.
“It’s a lot like (Usman) Khawaja in the Australian team, you’re neither forward nor backward. When Rohit moves more towards the ball and wants to take on the opponent, that’s the right signal from Brains to feet to do what they have to do.
“I hope he can step up, crush it and try to win this Test match. You may have lost a Test match. But you haven’t lost the whole series. Try to win this Test match to keep the Border – Plus Vaskar Trophy,” added Shastri.