rollingstoned Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Sourav Ganguly demands answers from Rohit Sharma for India's sharp decline in Test cricket: 'If he's hearing me...' Former captain Sourav Ganguly is critical of Rohit Sharma's captaincy and batting in Tests, which reflects in India's recent poor show in red-ball cricket. Sourav Ganguly (L) wants Rohit Sharma to find ways and arrest India's slide in Test cricket(AFP Images) Sourav Ganguly is not at all happy with India's recent decline in Test cricket, saying the team's red-ball form is a concern in the wake of a poor season. India played 10 Tests across five months against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia, winning just three. Under Rohit Sharma, India beat Bangladesh 2-0, but in a shocking turn of events, were whitewashed by New Zealand at home before losing a 1-0 advantage in Australia. From winning the series opener in Perth, India lost the five-match affair 1-3, eventually surrendering the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years. As vocal as Ganguly is about Rohit and his white-ball skills as captain and batter, the former BCCI chief captain is worried about the Indian captain's form in red-ball. With India having already endured a horror tour Down Under, leading to them missing the World Test Championship final, Ganguly has urged Rohit to think deep and think hard ahead of another gruelling five-Test series in England starting June. "What has surprised me is his form in red ball over last 4-5 years. A player of his stature and ability, he can do much better than what he has done. He must put on his thinking cap because we have 5 Tests against England and that's going to be another hard series. Just like the way it was in Australia. It's going to seam; it's going to swing. India need him to perform in the red ball but in white ball, he is one of the greatest ever," Ganguly, the former India captain, said during Trailblazers 3.0, by RevSportz. Rohit Sharma has to find a way, insists Sourav Ganguly As someone who revolutionised Indian cricket as captain, Ganguly wants to see the same ruthlessness back in the Indian team. The type that existed when he was in charge or when Virat Kohli led India to success all over the world. With a report emerging that Rohit is set to continue as India's Test captain for the tour of England, it's evident that the skipper is not giving away playing in whites just yet. But while Rohit in white-ball cricket has been exemplary, leading India to a T20 World Cup win last year and a Champions Trophy triumph last Sunday, Ganguly wants Rohit to make amends before it gets too late. "Leadership is very important. I have always said that Rohit Sharma is a fabulous captain. Because that's what I see, that's what I notice when he is captaining India. I've seen him captain Mumbai Indians. I have captained India for so many matches so I can see the traits in a captain," Ganguly added. "I'm not surprised that he's taken the side to greater heights in white ball. I don't know whether he's going to continue playing Test cricket but if he is hearing me, he should take the responsibility of turning things around in red-ball. India are not good at red-ball at the moment and they need to look at it, find a way to play well in England because that's going to be a very important five-Test series. Rohit has to find a way to get this team going."
wanted_desi Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Rohit and Kohli will swear infront of camera "BC- Apni performance koi M** KI"
Suhaan Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Rohit-do bachhe ka baap se ,do icc cup ke winner se itni himmat?
Ultimate_Game Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Ideally Rohit and Kohli shouldn't be part of Test setup anymore. Ganguly should be complaining to BCCI and selectors, and not Rohit. Frustrated and New guy 2
Lord Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Not eligible to criticize Rohit. Ganguly is only 1 bachhe ka baap
Chaos Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Rofat, fisherman, kela, and other non performing idiots needs to be booted. Lol if not our best bowler EVER boooomrah it would be even more embarrassing.
BacktoCricaddict Posted March 17 Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Chaos said: best bowler EVER boooomrah Who is effectively ineffective now - thanks to inept kaptaani that overworked him
rtmohanlal Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Refreshing some one has the backbone to speak about the NZL series horror and its chief architect .... None better than Sourav ...
Serpico Posted March 18 Posted March 18 This confirms that Rohit is not retiring from tests which means kohli will continue for atleast another 3 years. Ganguly is just normalising this by questioning Rohit's form instead of talking about his retirement. So now the narrative is that the 39 year old needs to improve in tests instead of retire
singhvivek141 Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Ganguly should ask her daughter to stay away from Social Media for next few weeks. Threats will be coming soon
Strangering Posted March 18 Posted March 18 13 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said: Ideally Rohit and Kohli shouldn't be part of Test setup anymore. Ganguly should be complaining to BCCI and selectors, and not Rohit. Sponsors and PR disapprove. Sorry. Nita Ambani calls the shots, not BCCI. Viacom 18. Ultimate_Game 1
neel roy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 People forget that being the worst of fab 5, still Ganguly had centuries in Lords Trentbridge Hamilton Gabba i think he also made a 99 in England and had a pivotal contribution in Indias first win in south Africa…so definitely he can talk on these matters.. Soorma Bhopali, Gollum, Manucrick and 5 others 8
gattaca Posted March 18 Posted March 18 (edited) 12 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Who is effectively ineffective now - thanks to inept kaptaani that overworked him Bumrah bowled less overs than starc and Cummins. Edited March 18 by gattaca
neel roy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 1 hour ago, gattaca said: Bumrah bowled less overs than starc and Cummins. Because Bumrah didnt bowl in last test lasy innings. He would have at least bowled 10 -12 overs in that innings. So he would have surpassed all. Lord 1
Suhaan Posted March 18 Posted March 18 4 hours ago, gattaca said: Bumrah bowled less overs than starc and Cummins. Bumrah was coming from home tests vs NZ,he was anyway continuously bowling Infact talks of over bowling started from Eng early last year Rohit has to be blamed but Gambhir is equally responsible for this mess,he didn't utilise quite a number of opportunities to prepare/ready someone else other than Siraj(who looked trash since mid CWC23) Harshit was unnecessarily benched after 2nd test
Gollum Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) 19 hours ago, neel roy said: People forget that being the worst of fab 5, still Ganguly had centuries in Lords Trentbridge Hamilton Gabba i think he also made a 99 in England and had a pivotal contribution in Indias first win in south Africa…so definitely he can talk on these matters.. Dada attained a second peak in 2006-08, and retired on a high after a dominant performance in 2008 BGT. His role in our first win in RSA, the epic phainta to poyzzzz in 2007 home series (his only 500+ series I think), lovely memories and great redemption story. In that period, 2008 tour to Lanka (M&M) was the only poor series for Fab 5 (despite Sehwag's Galle 200). Edited March 19 by Gollum
nevada Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 3/17/2025 at 10:51 PM, Ultimate_Game said: Ideally Rohit and Kohli shouldn't be part of Test setup anymore. Ganguly should be complaining to BCCI and selectors, and not Rohit. They shouldn't be part of ODI set-up either as they can't make it to the next WC. Lord and Ultimate_Game 2
neel roy Posted March 19 Posted March 19 7 hours ago, Gollum said: Dada attained a second peak in 2006-08, and retired on a high after a dominant performance in 2008 BGT. His role in our first win in RSA, the epic phainta to poyzzzz in 2007 home series (his only 500+ series I think), lovely memories and great redemption story. In that period, 2008 tour to Lanka (M&M) was the only poor series for Fab 5 (despite Sehwag's Galle 200). Mendis magic. They couldn’t read his straight balls. Time and again they played for spin when there was hardly any. Sehwag started slog sweeping him and got his double century. Of all his centuries I think no 1 was that galle test and no 2 adelaide. Both came at late stages of his career.. in 2008.. one he won the other we drew.. Gollum 1
putrevus Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) Not supporting Rohit here but this guy Ganguly needs to shut his pie hole. He is the same coward who ran away from green pitch that too in India. Why he is demanding only Rohit, what happened to the coach. Edited March 19 by putrevus
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