This is not right… Why 'special treatment' to Kohli-Rohit? Former cricketer vented out his anger on BCCI

Cricket News Desk. The performance of Indian captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli in the Chennai Test against Bangladesh was not good. Both the players failed in both the innings. However, India won the match by 280 runs and took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the 2-Test series. Troubled by the poor form of Kohli-Rohit, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has made big allegations against BCCI and selector Ajit Agarkar.

Kohli-Rohit did not play in Duleep Trophy
Like the rest of the Indian players selected for the Bangladesh Test series, Rohit and Kohli were not selected for the Duleep Trophy along with Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah was rested after winning the T20 World Cup in June. Kohli and Rohit played only in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. After this both were separated from the team. Both of them played poorly in Chennai but thanks to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Bumrah, India won.

the team is suffering losses

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, while talking to ESPNcricinfo, said that if Kohli and Rohit had participated in the Duleep Trophy, the situation would have been different. It is believed that both the veteran players will return from the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur this weekend. He warned the selectors that giving special treatment to some players could harm both Indian cricket and the players.

What did Manjrekar say?

“I am not worried, but I am sure someone would have looked at the fact that it would have been better for him if he had played red-ball cricket,” Manjrekar said. He was a substitute to be selected in the Duleep Trophy. Therefore, treating some players differently should be avoided. Virat and Rohit not playing in Duleep Trophy was not good for Indian cricket nor for both the players. If he had played the Duleep Trophy and spent some time in red-ball cricket, things would have been different. However, it has the potential to make a comeback in the series. So I am not talking about its form. But it is worth noting that it has been a long standing problem in Indian cricket that some players get special treatment because of their status. “Ultimately it hurts that player more than anyone else.”

Kohli's bad form continues

Kohli batted in 4 innings in Tests this year and scored only 81 runs. His average in tests has become 48.74. This is the lowest level in eight years. Additionally, Virat has scored just 401 runs in seven Test matches at home since the start of 2022, including an innings of 186 against Australia last year. In Asia, he has scored only 654 runs in 23 innings played since 2021, which includes only one century and two half-centuries. His average has been only 29.72.