Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has come out in help of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after the duo was on the receiving finish of plenty of criticism after India’s 1-3 loss to Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
“We’re speaking about our greats, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma; we’re saying very dangerous issues about them,” Yuvraj advised PTI.
“Individuals overlook what they’ve achieved previously. They’re one of many best cricketers of this time. Okay, they misplaced; they didn’t play good cricket. They’re getting harm greater than us,” he added.
Rohit and Virat Kohli couldn’t discover type within the five-match Take a look at sequence towards Australia, which ended on Sunday. Virat Kohli performed all 5 matches and scored 190 runs, whereas Rohit might solely handle a paltry 31 runs in 5 innings of the three Assessments he performed.
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The results of the poor efficiency meant that former greats, specialists, and followers questioned their place within the Indian Take a look at facet and even went forward to counsel that the duo ought to stop taking part in red-ball cricket for India.
Yuvraj, who was the star of India’s 2011 ODI World Cup triumph, stated he has full religion in not simply Rohit and Virat Kohli but additionally new head coach Gautam Gambhir and is hopeful that India will bounce again strongly.
“I really feel that Gautam Gambhir as a coach, Ajit Agarkar as a selector, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah are the very best minds in cricket proper now. They usually need to determine what the way in which for Indian cricket sooner or later is,” he stated.
The legendary left-handed batter additionally praised Rohit for dropping himself from the Sydney Take a look at.
“I feel it’s a massive factor. I’ve by no means seen previously that the captain’s type isn’t going properly, and he himself has gone out. And that is Rohit Sharma’s greatness that he has stored the staff forward of himself,” Yuvraj stated.
“I feel he is a superb captain. Win or lose, he’ll at all times be an incredible captain. And in his captaincy, we’ve got performed the (ODI) World Cup closing. We gained a T20 World Cup. We now have achieved so much,” he said.
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