Kohli & Rohit Sharma's mindset is the reason for downfall..!?

There is no cricket fan who has not talked about the form of the senior players of the indian team, rohit sharma and virat kohli, in the last few days. Both of them were in very bad form last year. After the 2024 t20 World Cup, both of them have not played well in any bilateral cricket series. Especially in Test matches, they have shown a very poor performance. Many critics point out that their ego and the pride of saying, "Who will remove us from the team?" are the reasons. Until gautam gambhir came as the coach, there was no danger to their idea. But, the reason why gautam gambhir was appointed as the coach of the indian team was to develop the next generation of players.
Therefore, it seems that he approached the senior players as a second choice. That is becoming a danger to the pride of virat kohli and Rohit Sharma. In a way, it may have broken their self-confidence. Exactly at the same time that gautam gambhir came as the coach, the indian cricket team took the decision to have the indian Test team players play in the Duleep Trophy, a local Test series before the main Test season, like never before. It was initially announced that all the senior players, including rohit sharma and virat kohli, would play in that series. But suddenly it was announced that rohit sharma and virat kohli would not be playing in the Duleep Trophy. Why, as senior players, should they play in a local series with young players? They withdrew at the last minute.
 
But, even then, the form of these two was the worst of any Test team batsman. It is still the same now. Both of them had shown their stumbling blocks in the Test series against bangladesh that followed the Duleep Trophy series. However, they overcame it by playing an action-packed game in the second match of that series. The same situation did not arise in the subsequent Test series against new zealand and Australia. The weaknesses of virat kohli and rohit sharma were glaringly obvious in those series. It was as if virat kohli played stubbornly in those series, saying that he would not change any mistake he made, no matter how many former players pointed it out. On the other hand, rohit sharma batted like a person who had completely lost his self-confidence. He did not play the way a Test match should be played. No one understood why. We will not play in the domestic match, we will not play in any domestic series. Both of them, who are convinced that they cannot be dropped from the team, could have given up their position and approached others for advice when their batting was not good. But, the worst thing was that they made the same mistake again and again and lost their wickets. If rohit sharma and virat kohli want to continue playing on the Test team, they will definitely have to put aside their egos, play domestic Test matches, and prove their form. But that is not possible.
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Sowmiya Sriram

08/01/2025 09:00 AM