BCCI Meeting To Decide Rohit Sharma's Fate In Test Cricket Amid Poor Form
The Indian team faced a lot of criticism in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. With this, India's hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final also ended. Now discussions have intensified about the Test careers of two experienced players of the team—Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stance on the future of captain Rohit Sharma is clearly visible.
The 37-year-old Rohit Sharma's recent performance has been very poor; he managed to score only 31 runs at an average of 6.2 in 5 innings, which is the worst average of any Indian captain in Australia so far. Not only that, in the 8 Tests he has played since September, he has scored a total of 164 runs, including only one half-century. These figures have raised questions about his Test career.
Before the decisive match of the Sydney Test, Rohit Sharma had dropped himself from the team. Since then, there has been speculation about his retirement from Test cricket. However, he made it clear in a conversation with Star Sports that he has no intention of quitting Test cricket. "I am not going anywhere.”
The BCCI is going to have a special general meeting on Sunday, where the performance of the team will be reviewed. According to reports, BCCI officials are not taking Rohit's comment seriously. The meeting will be attended by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and team management. During this, Rohit's future will also be discussed.
What does the BCCI's stand say?
A BCCI official said,
"Rohit was looking for opportunities to play in the World Test Championship final. Now it is up to him whether he wants to fight for his place in the Test team or not. However, the final decision will be on the chief selector and his team. ”
Now everyone's eyes are on this important meeting of the BCCI, where big decisions can be taken about the future of Rohit Sharma and the Indian Test team.