According to former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar, skipper Rohit Sharma mad a lot of strategic mistakes, which led to India’s1st Test loss to New Zealand in Bengaluru.
Sanjay criticised Rohit as he gave7 overs to pacer Mohammed Siraj, saying that considering the situation, this was not a good decision. He also questioned why R Ashwin was only given two overs in the innings, considering he is the best spinner in the game.
Sanjay believes that Rohit should have done a better job when talking about bringing out Ashwin to bowl, as he may have been crucial in defending the low target of 107 on the final day.
“I can understand Siraj getting one or two overs and Bumrah getting a long spell. But Siraj getting 6 overs in that forespell, I think that is far too many and already a lot of runs on the board, and you had that little margin to chase. And another part is Aswhin. When there is no lavish turn on the pitch, the captain tends to use him with a new ball. He would have been tough for the Kiwi batters had he started off with Bumrah, and even if he had come in in the fourth over of the innings,” Manjrekar said in an interview with ESPNcricinfo.
“The thing with pacers, you might get wickets, but there are always runs coming through edges….I was a bit surprised, I think tactically for Rohit Sharma, this Test match wasn’t his greatest,” Manjrekar added.
