New Delhi: The Indian Cricket Team has to return empty-handed from the tour abroad. After losing the T20I series against Ireland and England, they also lost the 50-over series after losing the last ODI at Lord’s. Indian team. In the ‘Home of Cricket’, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could not win the team despite scoring the highest runs of their career. Ro-Ko’s ex-teammate R Ashwin then made an explosive claim. According to him, Rohit, Kohli and KL Rahul look like they are suffering from uncertainty.
Amid speculations of the final match for India, Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to score an ODI century at Lord’s, the ‘Hitman’. He played an innings of 138 runs off 110 balls. According to Ashwin, if Rohit could have played in the right mindset, he could have won India the match with the bat. He claimed, ‘It was a fast innings. And it was only after hitting a brilliant pull shot against Josh Tang that I knew the big innings was coming. I think this is a bit of a start to his recovery. If he had been in a good place mentally, if he had been a little more confident, then he would have scored 180 runs and won the match for India.’
He further claimed, ‘I think Rohit was in very, very good form. But let me say two things here. The pitch was tough for runs. KL Rahul, Virat KohliRohit, when everyone was playing, I felt they were a bit hesitant. Do you understand the matter?’
At the end of the third one-day match at Lord’s, Rohit Sharma himself made an explosive claim about the intense speculation surrounding his future. He is heard saying, ‘My job is to bat well, to represent the country. Ever since I made my debut, there have been various kinds of talks going on outside. As long as I am here, this will continue. They don’t matter to me. What matters is what I do on the field. I try to give my best, try to contribute to the success of my team. Now I am only focusing on this. And let these outside conversations go on, otherwise it would not be fun. My work is inside the field and the others outside the field.
In other words, after clearly answering the critics with the bat, Rohit Sharma took a hand in their mouth. Speculations surrounding his future after that are not true at all or remain mere speculations. Then India’s next ODI that September. It remains to be seen whether Rohit will play in that match.