Rohit Sharma missed the primary ODI match in opposition to Australia© AFP
Indian cricket crew legend Sunil Gavaskar was not pleased with skipper Rohit Sharma lacking the primary ODI encounter in opposition to Australia attributable to “family commitments” and mentioned that such causes don’t have any place on the yr of the ODI World Cup. Hardik Pandya led the crew in Rohit’s absence and the hosts have been in a position to clinch the victory because of a strong knock from KL Rahul. However, Rohit’s return to the aspect was not sufficient for them to clinch the sequence because the guests gained the subsequent two matches. Gavaskar was not pleased with the choice taken by Rohit and mentioned that the crew wants a “continuity in leadership”.
“I think he needs to play every game. You can’t have a captain who is there for one match and not there for the rest. It is so important. It can happen to any other player. I know it was a family commitment, so he had to be there. That’s understandable,” Gavaskar advised Star Sports.
“When it comes to the World Cup, you can’t have a family commitment; it’s as simple as that. Maybe before that, finish everything that you have unless it’s an emergency. Emergency is something completely different.”
“You need continuity in leadership. There’s a feeling that you have got everybody with you, otherwise there are two leaders. Then there are two leaders that the team is looking at,” Gavaskar added.
Australian spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar turned the match handy India their first one-day worldwide sequence defeat at residence since 2019 in an exciting third and last match in Chennai on Wednesday.
Left-arm spinner Agar eliminated in-form Virat Kohli (54) and the world’s top-rated Twenty20 batter Suryakumar Yadav for his third consecutive golden duck with the primary two balls of the thirty sixth over to go away the hosts reeling at 185-6 with a goal of 270 to win.
The guests gained the match by 21 runs after bowling out the hosts for 248 within the final over.
(With AFP inputs)
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