Why did India lose a test match, this legend attacked Rohit; Targeted the captain with a sharp attack

Sunil Gavaskar on Rohit Sharma Captaincy: On the first day of India vs New Zealand second test match, the Kiwi team chose to bat first. Meanwhile, a veteran cricketer has described Rohit Sharma and his captaincy as a symbol of negativity. Actually, Gavaskar has given this statement because on the first day in the Pune Test, captain Rohit placed fielders in long-off and long-on positions while bowling spin. Had given.

Washington Sundar came to bowl in the 19th over of New Zealand’s innings. Commenting on the fielding positions at that time, Sunil Gavaskar said, “For a spin bowler, if you deploy fielders at long-off and long-on before any aerial shot is taken, then you will be called a defensive captain. Rohit is a He is a negative captain, who is now trying to save boundaries.” After changing the fielding, Gavaskar said that for a spin bowler, having one player at long-on and one fielder at mid-off position is an ideal fielding set-up. While commentating the India-New Zealand second Test, Ravi Shastri’s approach was not much different from that of Sunil Gavaskar. He also described the fielding set by Rohit Sharma as defensive.

On the first day, New Zealand’s innings was reduced to a score of 259 runs. Devon Conway maintained his good form and scored an inning of 76 runs, while Rachin Ravindra once again proved to be effective in batting. He scored 65 runs, but was clean bowled by Washington Sundar. Sundar took a total of 7 wickets in the first innings, while Ravichandran Ashwin also supported him well and took 3 wickets. On the other hand, India has scored 16 runs by the end of the first day’s play, but in the meantime captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion without opening his account.

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