Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has been on the receiving end of tons of sharp criticism for his slump in form in red-ball cricket. Rohit failed to even cross the 100-run mark in the recently-concluded 3-match Test series against New Zealand on home soil which has raised concerns ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series.
Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja believes that the Men in Blue got a wake-up call with the New Zealand series ahead of the all-important series against Australia. He remarked that Rohit suddenly got ‘fat’ and thus is not able to move well but also, backed him to do well and lead India to their third consecutive World Test Championship (WTC) final.
“You get a wake up call, like our team did now. We won the World Cup this year, [you’re] top of the world, you’re the best team, and best captain. Rohit Sharma, I feel for him. Suddenly he is fat, he does not move well,” Jadeja said.
“I think we’ll do well. We may not do as well as to make it to the World Test Championship final but I feel we should come back with a series win. We are a better side,” Jadeja added.
Jadeja also gave his views on how the Indian team has been able to dominate over Australia like no other team in recent years.
“Our cricket has changed, earlier India went there once in eight years so there were just one or two players who had played there. Now you have multiple tours, so they are well equipped. When you have nothing to lose, you will be dangerous,” Jadeja said.
