There has been a lot of debate regarding the form of Rohit Sharma as the Indian captain failed to score big in the second Test against Australia in Adelaide as India lost the match by 10 wickets. Now, former South African batter Daryll Cullinan made a blunt remark on Rohit by calling him overweight and a flat track bully. Cullinan feels Rohit isn’t fit to play a five-match Test series down under and compared his fitness with that of Virat Kohli.
After leading India to a T20 World Cup triumph in June, Rohit Sharma saw a lean patch in his captaincy as India went on to lose an ODI series against Sri Lanka after 27 years, and suffered a whitewash in a home Test series against New Zealand. After joining the Indian team in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy following India’s Perth Test win under Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit failed to keep up with winning momentum as India ended up losing the pink-ball Test in Adelaide.
Rohit is not in a good physical condition for the hard grind: Daryll Cullinan
Daryll Cullinan said that Rohit Sharma is not a long-term cricketer anymore and isn’t fit to play a four or five match Test series. The former Proteas cricketer also stated that Rohit only plays best in India and doesn’t have a good record at overseas.
“Look at Rohit, then at Virat. Notice the difference in their physical condition. Rohit is overweight, and not a long-term cricketer anymore. Rohit is not in a good physical condition for the hard grind of a four or a five-match Test series,” Daryll Cullinan was quoted as saying by Indian Express.
“I will say it again. Rohit’s best at home but I just wonder if it is not going to backfire India, because they were not the same team in the second Test. I think Rohit is a flat-track bully. Let’s look at record outside India. Everytime he has been to South Africa, I’ve clearly got the feeling that he does not like the short ball,” the former Proteas cricketer added.
