‘Rohit is getting a game because he is captain’: Former Aussie cricketer

NEW DELHI: Former Australian cricketer Greg Blewett has expressed his opinion that India captain Rohit Sharma might be holding onto his place in the team to some extent due to his leadership responsibilities.
While Rohit enjoyed initial success as the full-time captain, he has not yet led India to victory in major ICC tournaments. This includes India’s exit in the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinals and a loss in the World Test Championship final against Australia in June of the same year.

“I am worried about India’s ODI captain. I really am. Rohit Sharma is just clinging on, and I would have thought that India might have made a move by now on the one-day leadership,” said Blewett on the Willow Talk Cricket Podcast.

Blewett went on to say that he can see things going wrong for India in the World Cup and doesn’t think Rohit can help them win the title this year.
“I just can see it going wrong again for India. They always get to these World Cups and they just don’t get it done and I’m just not sure that Rohit is getting it done for them,” he added.

When asked about potential future alternatives, Blewett may not possess a definitive response at this time. However, he firmly asserts that Rohit no longer merits a position in India’s starting lineup. He contends that Rohit’s inclusion in India’s Playing XI is primarily attributed to his captaincy role.
“Virat as a leader? I think he is done and I don’t know whether you can go back to him now. I don’t know, I just see that Rohit is just hanging by a thread. He is getting a game at the moment because he is captain. And I don’t know whether that’s the right way to go,” said Blewett.
(With IANS Inputs)