According to Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma’s poor form in the Indian Premier League is not a matter of concern as he will be back among the runs soon while he had a woeful season finishing with 268 runs.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly highlighted that Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma’s poor form in the Indian Premier League is not a matter of concern as he will be back among the runs soon.
The most IPL-winning title franchise Mumbai Indians skipper had a woeful season finishing with 268 runs from 14 innings at an average of 19.14 as their side finished at the bottom of the standings this season.
“Everybody is human. There will be mistakes but Rohit’s record as captain is outstanding. Five IPL titles, Asia Cup winner, he has won whatever he has captained, so his record as captain is outstanding. Mistakes will happen because they are all human,”
Ganguly said on the sidelines of a promotional event.
In the last game, he scored a fifty against the Kolkata Knight Riders, former India skipper Virat Kohli also go through a lean IPL with 236 runs from 13 innings which included three golden ducks.
Backing the duo, Ganguly said:
“They are very good players. I’m sure they will be back among runs. They play so much cricket that at times they go out of form. Kohli played very well in the last game, especially when it was required for RCB.
“That’s why he (Kohli) was so happy that RCB qualified. They are all great players, it’s a matter of time before they will be at their best,”
Ganguly added.
Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and expert pacer Jasprit Bumrah are not included in the squad for the five-match T20I series against South Africa next month.
While in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul will now lead the side in the home series against Proteas.
Rishabh Pant has failed to impress especially with his DRS making decisions but Ganguly feels he would improve with the time.
“Don’t compare Pant with MS Dhoni. Dhoni has so much experience, has captained 500-plus games in IPL, Tests, and ODIs. So it’s not fair for Rishabh to be compared with Dhoni.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad has produced an amazing talent of a young pacer, Umran Malik as he is consistently delivering with the 150 clicks to get a maiden India call-up for the T20 series.
“His future is in his hands. If he stays fit and bowls at this pace, I’m sure he will be around for a long time. Many have played well in this IPL. Tilak (Varma) has done well for MI. Rahul (Tripathi) for Sunrisers, Tewatia for GT,”
he said.
“We have seen many emerging fast bowlers like Malik, Mohsin Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan… It’s a place where talent gets exposure.”