Irfan Pathan feels Rohit Sharma’s lack of big runs is not a concern in white-ball cricket even though the Indian skipper might not have scored a century for a considerable while.
Rohit was dismissed for 34 in the first ODI between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 18. The Men in Blue posted a mammoth 349/8 on the back of Shubman Gill’s double century and eventually won the match by 12 runs.
During a discussion on Star Sports, Pathan was asked about Rohit Sharma‘s failure to convert his start and his continued wait for a century, to which he responded:
However, the former Indian all-rounder highlighted a technical issue that could adversely impact the opener in Test cricket, elaborating:
India will face Australia in a four-match Test series after the white-ball matches against New Zealand. A few cricket experts have urged the Test players to play a Ranji Trophy game ahead of the crucial series.
Pathan believes Rohit should be able to overcome the small technical issues that might have crept into his game, saying:
The cricketer-turned-commentator pointed out that the Indian skipper played a couple of fluent knocks in the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka, observing:
Pathan concluded by opining that Rohit would not be thinking about a century at all. He added that he would only be concerned about how to take the team forward and that his eyes would be on the World Cup later this year.
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