Regarding Rohit Sharma, cricket experts believe that he should now take retirement from Test cricket. There has been a steady decline in his performance in recent matches, with disappointing performances in more than half a dozen Tests. As captain in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he has lost two out of three matches, and one match has been drawn. As a batsman, he has scored only 31 runs in five innings. In such a situation, after the series the board can discuss this topic with him and coach Gautam Gambhir.
If we look at Rohit’s form, before BGT he had scored 91 runs in 6 innings against New Zealand, while 42 runs in the Bangladesh series. Thus, his number of Test runs in the last 15 innings is only 164, with his average being less than 11. Looking at these figures, Mark Waugh has clearly said that if he were a selector, he would have thanked Rohit and dropped him.
According to the report of Cricbuzz, discussions can be held with Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir after the series. While the Chief Selector is in Australia and has spoken to Gambhir and Rohit, they will not reach any decision between the series. If Rohit wants, he can keep himself out of the Sydney Test, but the possibility of this is less. He has already said that he is not taking retirement yet.
Meanwhile, questions are also being raised on the role of Gautam Gambhir. Since the beginning of his tenure, India have been facing consecutive defeats, be it the ODI series against Sri Lanka, the clean sweep against New Zealand, or going down 2-1 in the BGT. During this time, a leading spinner retired from international cricket, and some surprising selection decisions have also come to light in BGT. For example, Shubman Gill was left out and three all-rounders were selected in the MCG Test. Although Gambhir may not have a direct hand in Ashwin’s retirement, he will have to answer for the decisions taken during the series.
