Ever since India’s exit from the T20 World Cup 2022, following a 10-wicket defeat against England in the semi-final match, captain Rohit Sharma has found himself under the scanner of criticism. On Sunday, India suffered against Bangladesh in the 1st ODI match of the ongoing 3-match ODI series in Dhaka. Batting first, the Men in Blue were bundled out for 186 in 41.2 overs. In response, the bowlers reduced the Bangladesh batters to 136/9. However, Mehidy Hasan Miraz played a match-winning knock of 38* off 39 balls to help the hosts win the game.
Meanwhile, Rohit’s captaincy has come in for a lot of flak from experts and former cricketers in the wake of Team India’s shocking defeat. Apart from his captaincy, Rohit has also been under the scanner for his poor batting form. He has been struggling to score runs for a long time. On Sunday, his struggles continued on Sunday in Dhaka as he was dismissed for 27 off 31.
While he has been receiving criticism from all corners, former Indian cricketer and Rohit’s good friend, Yuvraj Singh has given current captain Rohit Sharma 10 out of 10 while rating his leadership skills.
Yuvi responded to a tweet by Sportskeeda, that asked to rate the Hitman’s captaincy. Throwing his weight behind his former teammate, Yuvi reacted to a Tweet and wrote:
“10 out of 10.”
Check out the Tweet:
10 out of 10
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) December 5, 2022
Rohit Sharma reflects on defeat:
After India’s narrow loss in the 1st ODI against Bangladesh, Rohit admitted that there were no excuses for the loss.Talking about the game, he commented:
“The pitch was a bit challenging, the odd ball was turning. You have to understand how to play. There are no excuses, we are used to such types of conditions. We need to look at how to bat against their spinners in these conditions. The genes are there, these guys grew up playing in such conditions. It is all about handling pressure.”
He added: “It wasn’t enough runs. Another 30-40 runs would have made a difference. With KL and Washy (Washington Sundar), we could have got there. Unfortunately, we lost wickets in the middle, and it is not easy to make a comeback.”
“If you look back at how we bowled, of course the last few overs where we would have liked to get a wicket, we kept taking wickets all through.”
The Indian cricket team will face Bangladesh in 2nd ODI match in Dhaka on Wednesday, December 7.
