New Delhi: Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was brutally slammed by fans on social media after enduring yet another failure during India’s 340-run chase in their second innings of the ongoing 4th test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday. With India needing a good start in the chase, expectations were high from Rohit despite his poor form. However, the senior batter failed to deliver again.
Having promoted himself back as an opener at the expense of KL Rahul for the all-important 4th Test, Rohit was expected to regain his mojo at the top. However, the Hitman disappointed again recording back-to-back failures in both innings. After managing only 3 runs in the first innings, Rohit was sent packing by Pat Cummins cheaply on just 9 runs in India’s second innings on Monday.
Opening the batting with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit got off to a decent start and looked in promising touch as the duo nearly negated the new ball threat by seeing off more than 15 overs. However, just when it looked like, the Indian skipper was in for a big knock, he edged a delivery from Cummins to Mitchell Marsh, who was standing close to the gully and made no mistakes with the catch.
It was Rohit’s second successive single-digit score in the series and the 4th overall in five innings as his abysmal run continued with the bat. The Indian skipper was slammed online by fans, who demanded his resignation from captaincy and his retirement from the longest format. While his batting has been dreadful, Rohit’s poor captaincy hasn’t helped his case.
Fans ask Rohit Sharma to retire after flop show in 4th Test at MCG:
I have been watching Test Cricket for 15 years but I have never seen Rohit Sharma playing single match winning knock outside India
Thank you Rohit Sharma now please retire. You won’t be missed #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/eCvOiViajO
— Aarav (@sigma__male_) December 30, 2024
Rohit Sharma had only one job and he failed once again
Time for him to retire and let Bumrah be the captain for the last match to save us from another embarrassment
— desi mojito 🇮🇳 (@desimojito) December 30, 2024
Rohit should just retire. NOW
— Wokeflix (@wokeflix_) December 30, 2024
I think it’s high time now to take the decision to drop both Rohit and Kohli, if they don’t retire themselves. This is just painful to watch#ViratKohli #RohitSharma #INDvsAUSTest pic.twitter.com/DzXm9RlCUP
— Hitesh Shrimal (@HiteshShrimal01) December 30, 2024
Rohit form was shit anyways and fked up the opening pair. Please retire Ro, it is just getting too much worse with every possible game.
— Div🦁 (@div_yumm) December 30, 2024
Rohit needs to retire ASAP. If not after today’s loss, after Sydney he has to.
For Virat also selectors should take a call. Same weakness for more than 10 years and still not corrected it. Ridiculous.
These 2 are walking wickets. Disgraceful batting.#INDvsAUS
— Gopambuj Singh Rathod (@IamGopambuj) December 30, 2024
Rohit Sharma’s horror run in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Rohit, who missed the first Test against Australia in Perth due to the birth of his son, has endured a horror run in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 ever since making his comeback in the 2nd Test in Adelaide. The Indian skipper has managed to score only 30 runs in the last three Test matches, with as many as five single-digit scores in his last six innings.
Australian tail-enders like Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have scored more runs than Rohit in the series so far, highlighting the Indian captain’s abysmal run in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Courtesy of his poor form, India’s batting line-up has struggled massively in the series and the visitors have failed to perform as a unit.
Fans lashed out at Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, urging him to retire from Test cricket after he failed to deliver again for India in their 340-run chase in the 4th Test against Australia at the MCG on Monday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
