AUS vs IND: Simon Katich slams Rohit Sharma for ‘Reactive’ captaincy in the Boxing Day Test
Rohit Sharma has looked clueless as a captain in the ongoing Test series against Australia, and Simon Katich has slammed him.
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Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, won the toss in the fourth Test match between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and elected to bat first. His team posted a mammoth total of 474 runs on the board in the first innings. Steve Smith scored 140 runs, Marnus Labuschagne scored 72 runs, Usman Khawaja scored 57 runs, and the debutant Sam Konstas scored a quickfire 60.
The Indian bowlers did not have any answers to the onslaught from the Australian batters, and the captain, Rohit Sharma, looked clueless on the field with his tactics. He has been in the firing line for quite some time for his attitude and his captaincy in the longest format of the game.
As such, former Australian batter Simon Katich has slammed Sharma for his captaincy. Katich stated that Australia has bullied India on the field, and Sharma has been very reactive with his captaincy calls and decisions.
India has been dismantled here and it’s started at the top with Rohit. It’s not been proactive captaincy at all. It has been reactive and they look like they are in disarray. Australia are bullying them.
Simon Katich said while commentating on SEN cricket.
Under Sharma, India have not won any Test match in the last five games. India suffered a 3-0 whitewash at home against New Zealand, which was their first Test series defeat at home since 2012. It was also their first whitewash suffered at home in a Test series.
Rohit Sharma has not fired with the bat as well
Sharma has been out of form with the bat as well and has struggled to score runs in this test series against Australia as well. He missed out on the first Test match due to the birth of his son and made his comeback in the second Test. However, he has looked awfully out of touch and also perished for just three runs in the first innings in Melbourne.
Yeah, he certainly did. He looked brilliant on day one. It was a masterclass. It was back to his best. Treated the Indian bowlers with contempt and it was a phenomenal knock.
Simon Katich said.
Katich also heaped praise on Smith as the veteran Australian batter is back to his very best. He smashed his second century in the ongoing series, and Katich called it a masterclass from Smudge. He felt that Smith dominated the Indian bowlers right from the onset.
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