Ind vs Eng 3rd Test: Former India star slams Rohit Shama for ‘poor captaincy’

Team India has taken a healthy first innings lead against England in the ongoing third Test against England at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. However, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar criticized skipper Rohit Sharma’s tactics during the match.

As per Manjrekar, the late introduction of senior spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja is a tactical error. Manjrekar emphasized that Ashwin has the capability to counter England’s aggressive approach against Indian spinners.

“I didn’t understand that move. I thought it was an error. A tactical error. Ashwin bowled the first ball when the score was 72 and that’s a lot. Among the Indian spinners, Axar Patel included, I think Ashiwn is the only one who started to find a way to counter this new English approach of playing spin. He would have been my first-choice spinner. I couldn’t understand Kuldeep Yadav coming in at that stage. There was a fair bit of pace bowling too when you could see that the fast bowlers weren’t really creating any impression at all,” said Manjrekar during an interaction.

Manjrekar suggested that an over-reliance on pace bowling could potentially backfire. He urged Rohit to be mindful of these factors for future matches.

“These are the things that Rohit Sharma’s got to be careful about. He’s got to treat this opposition, who are very dangerous, ruthless,” said Manjrekar.