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Former India cricketer questions Gautam Gambhir for not crediting Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli despite their starring roles in ODI series triumph.
Did Gautam Gambhir ignore the performances of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli? (PTI Photo)
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, well into their late thirties, proceed to indicate remarkable commitment and skill to perform at the best level. Each are within the last stretch of their international careers, having already bid goodbye to Tests and T20Is. They each have shown form and motivation to proceed playing one-day cricket with the 2027 ODI World Cup being the final word goal. Despite that, there have been unending speculations over the Indian team management’s desire to maintain the veteran duo of their long-term plans, with the coaches refusing to supply clarity within the name of remaining focused on the current.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak appear to be on the identical page. Nonetheless, Rohit and Kohli, through their recent performances in Australia and India, have shown they will proceed to deliver consistently against quality teams.
Rohit topped the scoring charts within the three-match bilateral ODI series in Australia, while Kohli took the centre stage against South Africa.
Gambhir, who has been vocal against singling out individuals for a team’s success, though has surprised former India batter Robin Uthappa, who feels that the top coach must have acknowledged Rohit and Kohli for proving their doubters unsuitable.
“What I discovered surprising is the post-match of that series, within the press conference, I didn’t see Gautam giving credit to either Rohit or Virat,” Uthappa said on his YouTube channel.
“Listed below are a pair of men who’ve batted out of their skins and shown us how good they’re and the way good they will be. They reduced every kind of doubts and shut down any naysayers about what they really can do and can do for India after they are in the precise sort of form. That felt strange,” he added.
Rohit and Kohli will again don the India jersey next yr in January for a three-match bilateral ODI series against Latest Zealand.
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