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Steve Smith, the Australian cricketing superstar, picked Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma as the opening batter in his World Test XI, while lauding praises about his batting style. The 35-year-old remarked that Rohit Sharma is very dangerous in regards to taking the game on with the new ball, apart from being very adept at defending, which puts the bowlers under huge pressure at any stage of the Test match.
The comments from Steve Smith have come at a time when the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, lost their first home Test series in 12 years. New Zealand have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after winning the Bengaluru and Pune Tests, while the third and final Test scheduled to start on Friday, November 1, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
He is so dangerous, takes the game on with the new ball: Steve Smith on Rohit Sharma opening in Tests
With the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 between Australia and India slated to begin on November 22, with the first of five Test matches at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Steve Smith spoke to Fox Cricket about his World Test XI. The Australian picked Rohit Sharma as the opener of his team, and remarked, as per Times of India, “He is so dangerous, takes the game on with the new ball. He plays his shots but also has solid defence when the situation demands it. He puts the bowler under a lot of pressure.”
Moreover, India have already picked an 18-member squad for the Test tour to Australia, which will be led by Rohit Sharma. There are three uncapped players in the Indian Test squad, including names like Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana, and Nitish Kumar Reddy, while the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami have missed out on the trip due to their respective injuries.
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar
