New Delhi. The Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia may prove to be the last Test series of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. The last day of the Melbourne Test was considered very important for this legend. The captain of Team India, who was chasing the target of 340 runs, had a chance to become a hero, which he lost. Rohit Sharma, who was continuously flopping, was out after scoring just 9 runs and questions were raised on his Test career. Before this innings, there were reports that chief selector and coach Gautam Gambhir can take a decision on the future of this legend.
Everyone was expecting a champion-like innings from the troubled Team India captain Rohit Sharma. On the fifth day, Australia’s second innings was limited to 234 runs and India got the target of 340 runs. The Indian team was expecting a big innings from the bat of Rohit Sharma, who came to start the innings, but it did not happen. After scoring only 9 runs after playing 40 balls, he got caught by Mitchell Marsh off the ball of Australian captain Pat Cummins.
Rohit Sharma’s test career in danger
In this entire series, whenever the Indian team expected a big innings from captain Rohit Sharma, he disappointed. To save the Boxing Day Test match, he needed to bat firmly on the field but it did not happen. On the last day, he lost his wicket in the first session of play. Rohit has not even been able to touch the score of 20 runs in the last 9 innings. This batsman has only 1 half-century to his name in 15 innings.
shameful performance in australia
This time Rohit Sharma has disappointed a lot in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series. He could not play the first test match due to the birth of his second child. After his return, he returned after scoring 3, 6, 10, 3 and now 9 runs. On this tour, Rohit Sharma has been able to score only 31 runs in 5 innings. The score did not reach even 15 runs with his bat. Due to continuous poor performance, now a big question has been raised on his Test career.
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 30, 2024, 07:23 IST