NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif sees Rohit Sharma beneath strain as he now has the dual activity — to attain runs as batter and use Jasprit Bumrah rigorously as skipper — going ahead within the. Border-Gavaskar Trophy,
While Rohit flopped with the bat within the second sport in Adelaide, scoring 3 and 6 in two innings, the skipper additionally confronted a Bumrah damage scare as on the second day, Bumrah was seen in trouble whereas bowling.
Amid a horrible present from the batters in each innings, the Bumrah damage got here as a giant scare however bowling coach Morne Morkel later assured that it was only a cramp.
With no Mohammed Shami and an inexperienced bowling assault, Kaif feels that Rohit should be additional cautious in utilizing Bumrah whereas focussing on his personal type with the bat.
Rohit has been going by a tough patch with the bat as he has scored 8 single-digit scores within the final six Tests.
After lacking the Perth Test attributable to private causes, which India gained by 295 runs, Rohit returned within the XI for the second Test and beneath him, the workforce misplaced the competition by 10 wickets.
With the sequence now stage at 1-1, Rohit is now in a tough spot as India need to win the remaining three video games Down Under to make it to the WTC Final on their very own.
