“May Now not Convey Down Jasprit Bumrah, They Broke Rohit Sharma”: Pat Cummins And Co’s Technique vs India Decoded | Cricket Information

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma wilted underneath the standard Australian tactic of mentally breaking down the opposition captains throughout the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, mentioned former spinner Kerry O’Keeffe. India misplaced the five-match sequence 1-3 and Rohit made simply 31 runs from 3 Assessments at a mean of 6.20. “They could not carry down (Jasprit) Bumrah. He was once too excellent. However then the baton was once handed to Rohit Sharma they usually introduced him down right away, to the level that he withdrew from the overall Take a look at,” O’Keeffe informed Fox Sports activities.

“In order that’s a tactic they appear to need to do if they are able to, if they are able to smash the skipper and make him nameless, it empowers them,” he added.

It can be recalled that former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath used to make pre-series predictions as how repeatedly he’s going to push aside the opposition captain and it incessantly labored towards the likes of ex-England skipper Michael Atherton.

Bumrah led India within the first Take a look at at Perth within the absence of Rohit, who stayed again in India for the delivery of his 2d kid.

India received the event by means of 295 runs. The 37-year-old Rohit took over from Bumrah in the second one Take a look at in Adelaide, however his non-public shape and the workforce’s fortunes went south from that time.

Ultimately, Rohit “opted out” of the 5th and ultimate Take a look at Sydney with Bumrah returning to steer the aspect.

The 75-year-old additional validated his level announcing the Aussies may just no longer dominate Ajinkya Rahane throughout the 2021-22 sequence which India received.

“They could not get Ajinkya Rahane the ultimate time and he received the sequence,” he mentioned.

O’Keeffe, who performed 24 Assessments and two ODIs for Australia, mentioned Australia had hired a equivalent technique towards captains of alternative visiting groups.

“However should you have a look at the captains they have introduced down lately, Sharma. Tick. Shan Masood with Pakistan. It was once three-nil. Kraigg Brathwaite, it was once one-all, however they had been on best of Kraigg.

“They went to New Zealand and taken down Tim Southee, profitable two-nil,” O’Keeffe added.

The leg-spinner additionally mentioned veteran batter and previous India skipper Virat Kohli had develop into “bunny” of pacer Scott Boland within the sequence.

After 100 in Perth, Kohli was once disregarded many times poking outdoor the off-stump and ended the sequence with 190 runs at a mean of 23.75.

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