Indian cricket team star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have come under a lot of criticism following the Men in Blue’s 0-3 series whitewash against New Zealand. Both superstars failed to impress with the bat throughout the series and this became a major reason to India’s crushing defeat.
Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali was extremely critical of the duo, and he said that both of them are struggling in the same manner as Babar Azam.
“Babar ke baad, Rohit aur Virat ki bhi wahi situation ho gayi hai, form kharaab (After Babar, Rohit and Virat are also in the same situation, poor form),” Basit Ali said while speaking on his YouTube channel.
Basit also called out Rohit for his lack of foot movement on the third day of the third Test between India and New Zealand.
“When Rohit missed two deliveries, struck on the pads and then on the lower abdomen, he stepped out to hit a four. This shows that his feet are not moving, form is not good. Then he hit a four off a reverse sweep,” Basit said.
The former Pakistan cricketer also said that both Rohit and Virat should play domestic cricket before the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series.
“Virat Kohli, out of touch, not in form at all. He needs to play domestically before flying to Australia, Rohit also. Test match practice cannot be seen,” Basit said.
“It was the mandate that you must make yourself available for domestic cricket to be eligible for India selection. Everyone played, all of them performed in patches – Shubman Gill, Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, but these two (Rohit and Virat) were given a free hand and allowed to exclude themselves,” Basit added.
