Captain Kapil Dev, who led Team India to the World Cup in 1983, has targeted Rohit Sharma after Virat Kohli. He has said that only the captain of Team India can tell whether he is playing too much cricket or is tired. The right-handed batsman performed very poorly for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022. In 14 matches, he could not score a single half-century and could only score 268 runs at an average of 19.14.
On the uncut regarding Rohit, Kapil said, “Today it is difficult to tell who has been rested or who has sought rest. Only the selectors will know about this. There is no doubt that Rohit is a brilliant cricketer. It doesn’t matter if you are Gary Sobers, Don Bradman, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar or Viv Richards. If you don’t score a half-century in 14 matches then questions will be asked. This is a question that only Rohit can answer. Is he playing too much cricket or is he tired?
Kapil further said that players like Rohit and Virat Kohli should have a good time. How they feel is important to their performance.” Kapil Dev claimed that there seems to be a problem with the mindset of both. They should consider what is bothering them. If they fail to score runs then it will be difficult to put pressure on the opposition team.
Kapil said, “I believe these people need to focus on their way of thinking. If they refute my claims, I will be happy. If you are not scoring runs then there must be some problem or the other. Either you are playing more cricket or less. We only see your performance. It may be difficult to end the discussion if there has been a drop in performance. it’s not possible. You and your bat should both speak. Other than that nothing makes any sense.”
Let us tell you that Team India is currently on a tour of England. The team has to play a Test match postponed due to Corona from July 1 last year. The visiting team is ahead 2-1 in the series. The team also has to play T20 and ODI series on the tour. During this, players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will be seen.