India captain Rohit Sharma’s poor form continued in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne as he was dismissed for another low score. He came to open the innings after batting at No. 6 for a while but the move didn’t work.
In just the second over of India’s innings, Rohit was caught easily at mid-on by Scott Boland as he tried to half-pull a short of a length delivery from Pat Cummins. He was dismissed for just 3 off 5 balls.
After the dismissal, he was severely criticized by social media users for his poor performance. The users blasted him for opening in place of the in-form KL Rahul and asked him to retire immediately.
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Twitter blasts Rohit Sharma for another failure during Boxing Day Test
Rohit Sharma in Last 14 Innings
6, 5, 23, 8, 2, 52, 0, 8, 18, 11, 3, 6, 10, 3Runs : 155
Average : 11.07Time for Retirement from Test format!#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/A1DBQmBbQs
โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@Shebas_10dulkar) December 27, 2024
Rohit Sharma replacing KL Rahul as opener. pic.twitter.com/u45qYw8hOn
โ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐งโข (@Itzshreyas07) December 27, 2024
The more you watch this series, the more you realize we didnโt appreciate captain Rahane enough.
โ Rohit Yadav (@cricrohit) December 26, 2024
Let’s laugh at those who thought Rohit will get out on a duck just because he is in bad form. Never ever count out our leader.
โ Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 27, 2024
I have been watching cricket for 14 years, and I’ve never seen a more overrated player than Rohit.
โ Krishna. (@KrishVK_18) December 27, 2024
Biggest fraud of this series!
Rohit Can’t captain, can’t field and can’t bat!!
Only playing on captaincy quota, You can not change my mind.#INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/Smyikj5vn6
โ Sanno (@sh_scribe) December 27, 2024
Sorry Rohit, time to retire ๐. The India team has two open positions now. Fixing the middle order is a priority. #RohitSharma #ViratKohli๐ต#AUSvIND #AUSvINDIA pic.twitter.com/lQvHxLQVvS
โ Thug life ๐ฅ (@yaskinTvK) December 27, 2024
Rohit dug out me jakar sbko btyga, is pitch par khelna kese hai ๐ #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/QMNh3xk6OX
โ Paapi Gudiya๐ (@epic_meme00) December 27, 2024
Rohit Sharmaโs runs in this series – 22
Jasprit Bumrahโs wickets in this series – 25 pic.twitter.com/ZTo3PutRYwโ ` (@chixxsays) December 27, 2024
Djokovic has shown much better intent than Rohit in Australia recently…pic.twitter.com/RzzBAF9oqB
โ El Niรฑo ๐ฎ๐ณ (@suppandiiii) December 27, 2024
Djokovic has shown much better intent than Rohit in Australia recently…pic.twitter.com/RzzBAF9oqB
โ El Niรฑo ๐ฎ๐ณ (@suppandiiii) December 27, 2024
Djokovic has shown much better intent than Rohit Sharma in Australia recently…pic.twitter.com/RzzBAF9oqB
โ El Niรฑo ๐ฎ๐ณ (@suppandiiii) December 27, 2024
Rohit Sharma’s poor form
Rohit Sharma is probably in the worst form of his life currently. The Indian skipper has been struggling for runs for some time now and his dwindling returns in Test cricket hasn’t helped his team’s cause.
He has scored just 22 runs in four innings so far at an average of 5.50. Rohit missed the first Test of the series due to the birth of his second child. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian team to a memorable win.
Rohit has been in poor form since the start of India’s home Test season. He scored just 133 runs in five Tests at an average of 13.30 with just one fifty-plus score.