India captain Rohit Sharma expressed his displeasure with the broadcaster of the ODI series between India and New Zealand.

Ravichandran Ashwin echoed Rohit Sharma’s sentiments after the India captain slammed the broadcaster for his “first ODI century in three years” remark.

India captain Rohit Sharma expressed his displeasure with the broadcaster of the ODI series between India and New Zealand. After Rohit scored his 30th century in the format, the broadcaster emphasised that it was the veteran batter’s first century in the format in three years. At the post-match press conference, Rohit expressed his disappointment, claiming that the verdict does not reflect the true picture because he had only played a handful of ODIs during that time. Now, Ravichandran Ashwin has joined Rohit, demanding a better take on the ‘perception’.

“Rohit Sharma brought up an excellent point about broadcasters, stating that they must be responsible when it comes to disseminating information to the general public. I’ve talked a lot about this perception and how it can develop into an opinion “R Ashwin stated this in a video posted to his YouTube channel.

“If you keep telling the fans that there was a three-year or four-year gap, the fans, selectors, and others who are part of the system will know the truth. However, if you force such information on the average person, they will think, ‘yeah, he hasn’t scored runs. There are so many new ones scoring. ‘Get rid of him.’ “He had an opinion.

Ashwin agreed that Rohit was correct to raise the issue with the broadcaster, implying that such “facts” should be highlighted more responsibly. The veteran off-spinner also emphasized Rohit’s dominance in the 50-over format, particularly his five centuries in the 2019 World Cup.

“That is why, according to Rohit Sharma, broadcasters should deal with such issues more responsibly.

“He scored one hundred after another in the 2019 World Cup. In the ODI World Cup, he was named Player of the Tournament. There’s nothing to question about Rohit Sharma’s performance in limited-overs cricket over the last 10-15 years “Ashwin stated.

“In fact, he had scored 34 points out of a possible 38. He took up the mantle and began hitting the opposing bowlers. He relieved the strain on his batting partners. Even when discussing that innings, ‘yet another failure for Rohit Sharma’ was the buzz on the show. It was unexpected “Ashwin went on to say.

With the selectors giving more opportunities to youngsters in T20Is, Rohit will now be seen in action against Australia in a four-match Test series next month.