Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has taken a dig at India’s senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after they didn’t get an enormous rating through the first innings of the opening Check match of the collection in Chennai.
Rohit Sharma was the primary Indian wicket to fall as he was caught on the second slip by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto off the bowling of Hasan Mahmud. Virat Kohli too couldn’t prolong his keep on the crease for lengthy.
Kohli tried to play an expansive drive away from the physique and was caught behind by the wicketkeeper Litton Das off the bowling of Hasan Mahmud. Each Rohit and Kohli had been dismissed for six runs and seemed rusty on the crease.
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Sanjay Manjrekar slams Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli with ‘Duleep Trophy’ declare
Whereas talking to ESPNCricinfo, Sanjay Manjrekar shared his views on Bangladesh’s choice to subject first after profitable the toss. He reckoned that the primary hour was all the time going to be tough and Rohit had his work lower out.
“When you need to bat on a pitch like this. First up, Rohit Sharma was going to bowl as nicely, so all of them noticed the choose and realised the primary hour or possibly the entire session was going to be tough. The case that it’s one thing you get at nearly each stadium the place the primary hour is difficult,” Manjrekar stated.
“Rohit Sharma had his work lower out he was doing what he does greatest, to take his time. However two good balls in the precise size received him into bother,” he added.
After the wicket of Rohit, India misplaced Shubman Gill for a duck as he was caught down the leg aspect off Hasan Mahmud’s bowling. Virat Kohli arrived subsequent however couldn’t keep for lengthy.
Sanjay Manjrekar was vital of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Manjrekar then reiterated his earlier remark when he felt that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have performed fewer worldwide matches in the previous couple of years. He needed Rohit and Kohli to play Duleep Trophy which might have given them some rhythm going into this collection.
“I stated just a few weeks again as nicely that contemplating the quantity of worldwide matches Rohit (Sharma) and Virat (Kohli) performed within the final 5 years, they might have been picked for the Duleep Trophy and I’m certain the time on the market would have simply held them not less than within the first innings the place they immediately got here out chilly and having needed to bat first,” Manjrekar reckoned.
Whereas Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli weren’t thought of for the Duleep Trophy, different gamers like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Akash Deep, and Yashasvi Jaiswal received good recreation time by enjoying within the first spherical of the match.
In the meantime, India had been lowered to 144-6 at one level by Bangladesh however the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja confirmed their batting abilities to bail the crew out of bother. Ashwin scored 113 whereas Jadeja scored 86. Each had been dismissed within the morning session of the second day.
