File picture of Rohit Sharma.© AFP
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes India skipper Rohit Sharma should return to his normal opening place for the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Check towards Australia, beginning in Brisbane on December 14. For the second Check on the Adelaide Oval, Rohit selected to bat at quantity six with the intention to not disturb the Yashasvi Jaiswal-KL Rahul pairing, who shared a 201-run opening stand paving the way in which for India’s 295-run win in Perth. However Rohit might solely make 9 runs in two innings as a quantity six batter in India’s ten-wicket defeat to Australia on the Adelaide Oval, because the Pat Cummins-led facet squared the five-match collection and make the scoreline 1-1.
“I felt that if (Rohit) Sharma was coming again into the facet, he ought to have gone straight again as much as the highest and opened the batting. That is how I felt about it. And I do know that KL and Jaiswal had a 200-run partnership in Perth and so they had performed effectively, however he is (Rohit) your captain.”
“He is one in every of your most skilled gamers. You need to be sending him out on the high in his regular position. In order that’s one thing they could take into consideration. They could take into consideration Rohit going again to the highest for Brisbane,” mentioned Ponting on the ICC Evaluation present.
In his final 12 Check innings, Rohit has made simply 142 runs, and averages 11.83. Ponting acknowledged if he was within the Indian group camp, he would search for methods to make him snug about making runs as an opener forward of the crunch Brisbane Check.
“It is like, you simply know inside your self. You do not want anyone to inform you in case you’re making runs or not, or in case you’re batting effectively or not. You already know deep down inside as effectively. Rohit had an prolonged break earlier than that Check match, and it wasn’t the best wicket to bat on as effectively by the way in which, I believe that must be mentioned. Most guys struggled to make runs on that wicket.”
“Whether or not frightened is the appropriate phrase…if it is simply concern or just a bit bit anxious about making runs subsequent time you bat. But when I used to be India and him, I would be looking for a option to make it as snug as attainable.”
“And he is opened the batting for such a protracted time frame. I’d get him straight again up there once more and attempt to discover a slot someplace down the order for KL (Rahul). That is what I’d do. As a result of I believe that is what he (Rohit) would like,” he concluded.
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