Former Australian captain Ian Chappell stated that India have some problems in their lineup as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been spotted struggling in their last outing against New Zealand. Indian team had a bad outing in their recent Test series against New Zealand as they lost the series 3-0.
The Indian team is currently scheduled to travel to Australia for a five-match Test series, set to begin November 22. This Test assignment will be important for India as they will aim to secure their spot in the World Test Championship finals.
Ian Chappell stated that the form of Rohit and Kohli is going to be a major form of concern, since they have been spotted having a steep decline in their batting.
“India have got some batting problems. I think Jaiswal is a very good-looking young player, a left-hand opener, I think Gill can really play. But then you’ve got Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who are both ageing, and you get to that point where people start talking about it and maybe it starts to creep into your head a little bit (where you think), ‘Am I getting to that age where it starts to go downhill?’, and they’re both at that age,” he said.
“The only thing I’d say against that is they’re coming to Australia where the pitches are pretty good, but there’ll be the extra bounce and if they have gone over the top then the extra bounce will find them out,” he added.
