Following the series loss to New Zealand, critics and fans began casting fingers at Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s performances.
Sanjay Manjrekar, a former cricketer for India, criticized the BCCI selectors for letting the younger players compete in the Duleep Trophy while senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli missed it. The two mainstays of Indian cricket, Rohit and Kohli, have been under fire for their lackluster performances in the home Test seasons against Bangladesh and New Zealand, and the series defeat to New Zealand prompted both fans and critics to blame their performances.Rohit has scored 133 runs at a lackluster average of 13.30 in these five home Test matches, including a half-century in 10 innings. He has a 52 best.
However, Virat’s numbers are marginally better than his captain’s, but they are still unimpressive because his spin problems have gotten worse. In five Test matches, he has amassed 192 runs at an average of 21.33 in 10 innings, with just one fifty. His home season scores were 6, 17, 47, 29*, 0, 70, 1, 17, 4, and 1. Manjrekar sent a strong message to Ajit Agarkar and other selection committee members to net rest the rested players from domestic cricket due to their large stature.
