Before the Boxing Day Test, Rohit Sharma, the skipper of India, dismissed concerns regarding the knee injury experienced during practice, stating that it is perfectly fine while keeping the suspense over the batting position. Rohit was hit on the left knee during the training session at the MCG on Sunday, and for his second child, at home. “My knee is fine,” said Rohit during a media interaction ahead of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test here from December 26.
Rohit missed the first Test Down Under for the birth of his second child. He was tipped to reclaim the opener’s place, but KL Rahul’s fine knock of 77 in India’s victory at Perth made it necessary to reshuffle the batting order with the captain occupying No.6.
However, while Rohit has recorded a meager 10, 3, and 6 runs in his last three innings, Rahul cashed in on the opportunity by scoring an impressive 84 in the first innings at Brisbane in the third Test.
The captain said, he would do whatever is best for the team.
“I think it is better not to bother about the batting order,” said Rohit. “For me and the team, we are looking at how to get the best result. It is something we will have to figure out and not something I would be discussing here,” he added.
Kohli will have his own magic wand to wave out of the test-recent form, and according to Rohit on Kohli’s form, and predicted his shortcoming outside off-stump.
“Kohli’s off stump… you only say modern day great. Modern-day greats figure out their own path,” said the skipper.
However, he scored a hundred in the second innings of the Perth Test, where India managed to make an improbable win after being skittled for 150 in the first essay.
He was bowled out for 7 and 11 in the second Test, which Australia won by 10 wickets to level the series, while in the drawn third Test at Brisbane he made 3.
Young Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 161 assisted in victory during the opening Test, since then, he has gone quite. However, according to Rohit, it’s a case in point that he will be not at all inhibited while playing the natural, free-flowing game.
“You don’t want to tamper Jaiswal’s mindset. He understands his batting more than anyone of us. You encourage him to play freely.”
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