Send Rohit-Kohli in Ranji… Shastri gave the reason for playing in domestic, Ponting advised to rest

New Delhi. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s performance in Australia was not good. Both Borders failed miserably in the Gavaskar Trophy. Team India’s former head coach Ravi Shastri wants that Test cricket struggling captain Rohit Sharma and veteran Virat Kohli can prove by playing Ranji Trophy that they still have the drive to succeed in this format. Rohit and Kohli failed miserably in the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Australia took advantage of India’s poor batting and won the series 3-1. After the Indian team lost the series, head coach Gautam Gambhir had stressed the importance of domestic cricket. The Indian team will play its next Test in June this year but Shastri also believes that Rohit and Kohli should play Ranji Trophy.

Ravi Shastri said in ‘ICC Review’, ‘If there is any shortcoming in his/her game then he/she should go back and improve by playing domestic cricket. When you play Test match cricket for such a long time, it is important to play domestic cricket for two reasons. Firstly, you have to keep pace with the current generation and secondly, you can contribute in improving the young players. This team’s record is not good even on pitches that support spinners. If there is a good spinner in the rival team then he/she can trouble you.

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‘Passion and enthusiasm are needed to remain in the team’
When asked about the future of the Indian Test team, he/she said, ‘Passion and enthusiasm are required to remain in the team. One is 36 years old (Kohli) and the other is 38 years old (Rohit), both of them know how much passion they have for the game. The former Australian captain said that Kohli should take rest from the game to recover from the bad phase. Kohli took a break of one month in 2022 and he/she benefited from it. Ponting said, ‘Virat is trying more than necessary. Many times it happens that when you put more effort than necessary, you get less success.

Kohli scored 190 runs in 5 tests in Australia
Virat Kohli scored 190 runs in 5 test matches at an average of 23.75 on the Australia tour. Which also includes the unbeaten inning of 100 runs played in the Perth Test. After the Perth Test, Kohli scored only 90 runs in the next 4 tests. Rohit scored 31 runs in this series. During this period, Rohit also recorded a shameful record in his/her name. The lowest score by an Indian captain in a Test series in Australia was 96 runs. This record was made by Dhoni in 2011. Now this record has been registered in the name of Rohit.

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