The Indian captain still backing Rohit Sharma to come good – Cricket News Update
Despite low scores in the initial two One Day Internationals (ODIs) against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309’s abilities as a world-class player.
The 25-year-old has been an integral part of India’s limited-overs setup since the last 12 months, playing a number of match-winning knocks in the period. The stylish batsman, along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, is considered to be the future
of Indian cricket, expected to take the team forward in the years to come.
Although there is no question about the talent he possesses, Rohit has been quite inconsistent at the ultimate level of the game.
The right-handed batsman was dismissed for merely five runs in the first of the five-match ODI series and was sent back to the pavilion without opening his account in the second outing, when he chopped one on to the stumps, off the
bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913.
Dhoni however, is of the opinion that Rohit played the ball according to its merit, but got an inside edge because of the slow nature of the track.
"I don't think they were shots that were really rash. People were looking for singles. If you see Rohit's ball [the one off which he was dismissed], the shot was on. But he got an inside edge and it went onto the stumps,” the wicketkeeper
said.
After http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811 needs to perform consistently in the shorter formats to strengthen his case
for the Test side.
The Indian captain believes that a player should not be judged by one or two bad innings and maintains that the elegant batsman was unlucky to have been dismissed in the second ODI.
He added, "It could have been his lucky day if it hadn't hit the stumps and he was still there to carry on with his innings. It is part and parcel of the game and a big learning curve. Hope the batsmen learn and they assess the wicket
very quickly [in the next game]."
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