Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar shares his thoughts surrounding Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's performance in Test cricket of the ongoing debate. The cricket expert said it would be unfair to judge Kohli and Rohit on the same criteria given their Test records.
Kohli and Rohit continued their dire form in the crucial Boxing Day Test, in which India lost by 184 runs to hosts Australia, who now hold a 2-1 advantage in the ongoing match of the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Sanjay Manjrekar says Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should not be judged on the same standards
In the fourth Test against Australia, Rohit started well but was dismissed after just 9 balls after facing 40 balls, while Kohli was again dismissed for 5 balls, Continuing his struggles with deliveries outside off-stump. Both batsmen have struggled in 2024, averaging just over 24 runs in Test cricket.
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The India captain has two centuries and two half-centuries this year, while Kohli has one ton and fifty in Test cricket in 2024. Then retirement must be considered. The results have been poor in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia.
However, Sanjay Manjrekar feels Kohli deserves more chances and hailed the dashing right-hander as one of the greatest Test batsmen, but also questioned India's batting coach Abhishek Nayyar's character, as the latter continues to go out in the same manner.
Sanjay Manjrekar defends Virat Kohli, questions role of India batting coach
The former India batsman also strongly stated that there is no comparison between Rohit and Virat as Test batsmen. He slammed Abhishek Nayyar over Kohli's recurring issues while insisting that enough has been said about the former India captain and it was time to leave him alone.
Sanjay Manjrekar told Star Sports: “I must say that as Test batsmen, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli There is no comparison between Virat Kohli. Kohli is a great Test batsman and Rohit is a great Test batsman. So. , Virat clearly deserves a longer rope.
This has nothing to do with Virat Kohli. I wonder what India's batting coaches are doing. We can't solve the obvious problems with such a good player. Enough has been said about Virat Kohli. We just have to leave him alone.
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Sanjay Manjrekar urges Indian cricket team management and Ajit Agarkar to take action over Rohit Sharma's Test future
Manjrekar also urged the Indian cricket team management not to wait for Rohit Sharma to take a decision on his Test future but to take action themselves. Commentators pointed out that India's chief elector Ajit Agarkar has enough power to take decisions for Indian cricket.
He stressed that it is Ajit Agarkar and not Rohit Sharma who will decide the future now, but reiterated that Virat Kohli's situation is completely Different things. Manjrekar further explained: “It does not entirely depend on Rohit Sharma. If you look at the protocol and hierarchy of team selection, you will see that the selector chairman has the power to take the decision.
Manjrekar concluded by saying: “He has the ability to do what is best for Indian cricket, so you know, what decides the future has nothing to do with Rohit Sharma himself. The chairman of electors has that power. Rohit That's it, he did go down. Virat Kohli is a completely different problem.
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