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Team India skipper Rohit Sharma is often known to have an ability to turn games in their favour with his explosive batting at the top of the order. However, his recent performances, especially in Test cricket, does not resonate the statement as his poor run of form has left fans and pundits alike, questioning his form in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
The 37-year-old, who has dropped himself down the batting order, giving the opening spot to KL Rahul, has scored only 19 runs across the three innings in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25. Moreover, the Indian skipper was seen grimming in pain after being hit on his knee during one of the practice sessions ahead of the Boxing Day Test, which is scheduled to start on December 26.
Devdutt Padikkal stuns Rohit Sharma with off-spin bowling in nets
However, Akash Deep clarified on Rohit Sharma’s injury later in the day adding, “this is not a matter of concern”, the Indian skipper was seen getting beaten by a delivery from Devdutt Padikkal as he resumed the practice. The incident is from Team India’s practice on Sunday, December 22, when the 37-year-old was left stunned by Padikkal’s delivery which saw the ball keeping low as it hit the batter on the back of the pad, creating a scenario of LBW.
Watch Devdutt Padikkal stun Rohit Sharma in net practice:
Further speaking of Rohit Sharma, the veteran opener is having a dismal run in Tests over the past three months. He has scored only 152 runs in 13 innings at an average of 11.69 with only one 50-plus score. To add more worries, in 2024, across 24 Test innings, he has accumulated 607 runs at a below par average of 26.39.
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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 Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
