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Simon Katich has criticised India captain Rohit Sharma for his bowling adjustments in Adelaide.© AFP
Former Australia batter Simon Katich criticised India captain Rohit Sharma for his bowling adjustments throughout the 10-wicket loss within the Pink-Ball Check in Adelaide. The loss final week was India’s fourth-straight in Check beneath Rohit’s captaincy, having conceded three video games at dwelling to New Zealand final month. In a current interplay, Katich feels Rohit didn’t rotate his bowlers, one thing his deputy Jasprit Bumrah managed to do fairly properly throughout India’s 295-run win over Australia within the series-opener in Perth.
“When you compare the two results, obviously, in Perth, Rohit Sharma missed out. And I thought Bumrah’s captaincy, and particularly, the use of his bowlers in the length that they bowled, was far superior to what we saw in Adelaide. In Perth late on Day 1 when Australia were 7/67, India attacked the stumps and bowled much fuller and straighter lengths,” Katich mentioned throughout an interplay with ‘Across the Wicket’ podcast.
Katich additionally urged Rohit to be a bit extra proactive as captain, particularly when he’s fielding within the slips.
“Whereas, when you look at the pitch map for Adelaide, on the night of Day 1, they were a lot shorter and wider, and around the 7-8 meter mark. So they missed a trick. Rohit Sharma was at first slip; he saw it all unfold. He needs to be a bit more proactive with his quicks when that’s happening. Because Australia got out of jail in that session only being one down and as a result, went on to win the Test,” he added.
Rohit can have his activity minimize out as India look to jot down on a profitable mixture with three video games to go.
The five-Check collection is presently tied 1-1 after India misplaced the second Check by 10 wickets. The guests had received the collection opener at Perth by 295 runs. The third Check begins on Saturday at on the Gabba, Brisbane.
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