Rohit Sharma’s form slump continued to raise eyebrows after his return to the top of the order lasted just five balls on the second day of the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday, December 27. (Match Blog | More Cricket News)
The 37-year-old tried to pull a shorter length delivery of Australian skipper Pat Cummins, but top-edged it straight to Scott Boland at mid-on.
Rohit’s Test scores in the recent past has been woeful, as the Indian skipper has managed to score just 152 runs in 14 innings.
“That is a really big mistake … it’s a nothing shot,” former England skipper Michael Vaughan said on Fox Cricket.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting also did not hold back and criticised Rohit for his nothing shot.
“That’s just a lazy, not-switched-on, not-up-for-the-moment type of shot,” Ricky Ponting said on 7 Cricket.
Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann also slammed Rohit as poor run of form continued for the Indian skipper.
“If he’s going to hit it, hit it Rohit. You’re a class player, you should actually take that on,” Lehmann said while commentating on ABC Sport.
Talking about the game, Australia won the toss and opted to bat first on a good looking deck at the MCG.
Sam Konstas had the cricketing fraternity talking after his sensational debut, while Steve Smith was back doing what he does best with a scintillating 140 as Australia scored 474 in 122.4 overs.
After Rohit’s wicket, India were reduced to 8/1 in the 2nd over of the Indian innings.
