'Rohit Sharma Left Sarfaraz Khan With Lifelong Scars,' He Owes These Indian Players Their Careers
Published - 02 Jul 2023, 04:54 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
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‘Rohit Sharma Left Sarfaraz Khan With Lifelong Scars,’ He Owes These Indian Players Their Careers. Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy from Virat Kohli in February 2022 first leading India in a Test series against Sri Lanka. Gradually he succeeded him as the ODI and T20I captain as well. He has led India in two ICC tournaments including the T20 World Cup and the WTC 2023 final.
He will lead the team in the upcoming ODI World Cup at home starting from October 5 till November 19. The tournament will be a litmus test for his captaincy as well as his professional career. This is an important tournament for a few other players including Virat Kohli.
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While Kohli was aggressive and always on your face as a captain, Rohit has been relaxed and laid back. He has led his team well in recent times but sometimes his captaincy has been questioned in terms of the decisions he has taken as the leader of the team.
A few players who were expected to get a longer run in international cricket under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy were not recalled back into the Indian team. A few players are well past their prime, while a few others have been a victim of BCCI politics.
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In this article, we take a look at five players whose careers were destroyed by Rohit Sharma when he had a chance to build their careers and turn them into matchwinners for India.
5 Players Whose Careers Were Destroyed By Rohit Sharma
Hanuma Vihari
Vihari played in one of the most epic Test matches against Australia in Sydney in 2021. He along with Ravichandran Ashwin played a marathon patient knock to help India earn a crucial draw.
After India’s famous Test series win in BGT 2020-21, Vihari was nowhere to be seen in the Indian test side. He played his last Test against England in 2022. Overall, in In 28 Test innings so far, he has hit 839 runs at an average of 33.56 with 1 century and 5 half-centuries.
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Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson was one name that was expected to be given more chances under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. However, that did not happen. Yes, the batter was inconsistent, but the skipper did not back him when he was expected to.
Samson has been in and out of the Indian white-bal sides since his debut. He was named in the Indian ODI squad that will play against West Indies in July. Former cricketers want him to be consistent from hereon if he wants to make a case for his World Cup selection.
Sarfaraz Khan
The Mumbai batter is amongst the most recent names who faced a selection dilemma under Rohit Sharma. The Mumbai batter has scored tons of runs in domestic cricket but has not been rewarded with an Indian call-up yet.
The Test series against West Indies was a perfect opportunity for him to make his Test debut for India. However, the 25-year-old did not make the cut. He was not backed by Rohit Sharma even before that. With India now looking towards the ODI World Cup and giving chances to players accordingly, Safaraz’s chance might not come any sooner.
Prithvi Shaw
Shaw is another name among the list of cricketers who did not get enough chances during Rohit Sharma’s captaincy career. He had a good run in domestic cricket scoring heaps of runs in Vijay Haraze, Ranji Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments.
His on-field behavior landed him in trouble on many occasions. He has played five Test matches, six ODIs, and just one T20I so far in his career and could have played a lot more had he got Rohit Sharma’s backing.
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Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar is the last name in this list of players whose careers could have been different head Rohit Sharma backed him. Injuries played a part in limiting his national career but so has Rohit Sharma.
Chahar was a part of India’s Asia Cup squad that was led by Rohit Sharma in 2018. Rohit was then expected to give Chahar the long run but that did not happen. He last played for India in December 2022 and was not picked for the ODI squad against West Indies that was announced recently.
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