Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes that Virat Kohli still has 3-4 years of cricket left. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma should think about the future after the Australia series due to lack of form and technique in the Test format. Team India lost the Melbourne Test by 184 runs on Monday. In the second innings, captain Rohit Sharma could score only 9 and Virat Kohli 5 runs. The form of both the players remained poor this year. Rohit is able to score runs at an average of 6 in BGT
India’s senior batsmen Rohit and Kohli are constantly struggling with poor form. Rohit scored only 31 runs in five innings, he could touch the double digit figure only once. His scores in the series were 3, 6, 10, 3 and 9. During this, his average has been just 6.20. Not only this, this is the lowest average of any captain who has come on an Australian tour. Kohli out of form since Perth Test
Despite the century in the Perth Test, Kohli is constantly getting out on the ball outside the off stump. His scores in the series are 5, 100, 7, 11, 3, 36 and 5. Shastri told Star Sports, “I think Kohli can play cricket for the next three or four years, there are not many flaws in his technique. If he was not the captain, Rohit would not have been in the playing-11 – Irfan
Former India fast bowler Irfan Pathan believes that if Rohit Sharma was not the captain of India, he would not have got a place in the playing-XI due to his current form. He said, “You would have a set team. KL Rahul is an opener batsman, he has shown a great game along with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rohit could score only 42 runs in four innings during the Test against Bangladesh. At the same time, he could score only 91 runs in three matches against New Zealand. Virat will be disappointed with the way he got out: Shastri
Talking about Kohli, Shastri said, Virat batted well in the first innings. He will be disappointed with the manner of his dismissal, as he could have left the ball that was driven outside the off stump. Shastri said, Virat is not giving up driving outside the off stump. We all talk about his discipline, why can’t he bring that discipline on the field? Pant’s wicket was the turning point
On the match, Shastri said, I think Rishabh Pant’s wicket was the turning point of the match. Australia knew that they could not win the match with Pant and Jaiswal. The fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start in Sydney from January 3.
