Fans are not at all happy with Rohit Sharma after Indiaโs failure at the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. India were hammered by the Australians by a mammoth 209 runs while chasing 444 at The Oval on Sunday (June 12).
Most of the Indian fans want Rohit to retire from international cricket. The reason is Indiaโs lackluster shows in major events. Frustrated fans have made the #sackrohit hashtag viral on Twitter. And the same time, many of them, instead of blaming the captain, called it a team failure.
But the leadersโ decisions are targeted a lot here. The pair of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid thought it best to choose bowling in overcast English weather, which according to fans and experts was the biggest mistake.
The second mistake as per them is benching world no.1 bowler Ravichandran Ashwin. As per the condition, Shardul Thakur was included in the team as a fourth seamer and left out a second spinner that is Ashwin. While every player is facing incessant trolling on social media, Rohitโs retirement tweets have taken center stage.
Related: WATCH: Despondent Indian supporters wait outside The Oval to get a glimpse of Indian players after loss to Australia in WTC Final
Check Twitterโs reactions here:
Dear Rohit Sharma. As a professional athlete, you are unfit physically. You are not performing. You humiliating your country. You donโt deserve to be in the playing 11 forget about being our skipper. Just retire!!! @BCCIโ Abhinav Khare (@iabhinavKhare) June 9, 2023
Will India win the world cup if Rohit doesn’t retire ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถโ Anmol Malhotra (@AnmolEth) June 11, 2023
I think struggling senior players like Rohit, Kohli, Pujara should retire and give chances to young blood. A major shift in perspective is needed.โ Nirmal Jyothi (@majornirmal) June 12, 2023
Rohit Sharma should Retire from Test Cricket with immediate effectโฆ. #RohitSharmaโ Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) June 11, 2023
Rohit Sharma said “Sorry to Team India fans. This is my Last Test match as a captain. Soon I’m going to Retire from the Test cricket. Thank you all “. pic.twitter.com/5J5FwFaqfiโ Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra6) June 11, 2023
If India really wants to win next WTC Final then Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane should retire. Bring in Easwaran, Vihari and Sarfaraz. But I’m pretty much sure they’ll bring in SKY because @BCCI thinks he is better than Vihari.#WTCFinals #AUSvINDโ Cric Top Class (@crictopclass) June 11, 2023
Dear Rohit SharmaU either retire as a HeroOr play long enough to see yourself become a villainOh wait, but u already have become a villainโ Srijan Das (@SrijanCricket) June 11, 2023
Rohit Sharma should retire first.โ gzswami (@jgops_venk) June 12, 2023
It’s high time BCCI should appoint KL Rahul as the captain of the Indian Test team.This will help Rohit Sharma to play his game without any pressure in Test and also prepare well for the upcoming ODI World Cup.What’s your thoughts on this?@BCCI โข #Opinion โข #WTC2023Final pic.twitter.com/PdyGmwNX3Tโ แฆสษช๊ฑส๎จ ๐ฉ (@king_krish007) June 12, 2023
Looking at Rohitโs numbers, across 38 Test innings, he has scored 1,852 runs at an average of 51.44 with six tons and four fifties. And now, a few Twitter pages shared a post stating that the Indian captain has taken retirement from Test cricket, which is fake
Check the tweet below:
Meanwhile talking about the WTC Final, Australia were asked to bat first and they posted 469 runs with the help of Steve Smith and Travis Headโs centuries. Later the Aussie bowlers bundled out India for 296 runs.
After scoring 270/8d in their second innings, Pat Cummins and Co. gave a 444-run target which India couldnโt chase, and got skittled out for a mere 234 runs on the final Day. And Australia became the first country to become champion in every ICC tournament.
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