Rohit Sharma called playing in Australia challenging, took a dig at England’s performance in Ashes
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Rohit Sharma talked about the difficulties of playing cricket in Australia. He gave the example of England’s poor performance in the Ashes series. According to Rohit, the pitches and environment of Australia give a tough test to the foreign teams. It is not easy to win here.
Delhi: Australia has made a great hold in the Ashes series 2025-26 since the beginning. The hosts have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series by defeating England in the first three matches. Meanwhile, former Indian captain Rohit Sharma recently expressed his opinion on the difficulties of playing cricket in Australia. He said that Australia is one of the most difficult places for foreign teams.
Rohit called Australia a big challenge
During an event in Gurugram, Rohit said, “Playing in Australia is the most challenging.” He said jokingly, “England can also be asked about this.” Rohit gave the example of the recent Ashes tour of England where the team had lost the first three Tests.
England has lost 3 matches in the Ashes
The first two Tests of the Ashes series ended before three days in Perth and Brisbane. In the third Test in Adelaide, England tried to make a comeback, but still had to face defeat by 82 runs. This clearly showed how difficult it is to play in Australia.
Australia has been one of the most successful teams in cricket history. The team has so far won many ICC titles in different formats. This includes big tournaments like ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup and World Test Championship.
Rohit’s performance in Australia
Rohit Sharma himself has had a challenging experience of playing in Australia. He has scored 439 runs there in Test cricket. His record in ODIs has been better, where he has scored more than 1000 runs. He has played important innings in T20 also. According to Rohit, Australia’s pitches and conditions are the real test for any team.
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